The City of Markham has rules around the size and weight and size of commercial vehicles. If your vehicle is bigger than the allowable weight or size for a Markham road, you can request a permit. There are three sets of rules, listed below and shown on this map:

Year-Round Load Restrictions, By-Law 2012-54

Low-volume rural roads that have not been upgraded to modern road standards are posted as “half load roads.” On these roads, you can only have loads of 5 tonnes per axle.

Spring Load Restrictions, By-Law 2012-53

For roads not listed in By-law 2012-53, your load must weigh 5 tonnes per axle or less between March 1 and April 30. The Director of Operations can also add other restrictions. The City doesn’t usually allow vehicles to request a change to rules during Spring Load Restrictions.

Other Roads and Times of Year

Roads not subjected to Year-Round or Spring Load restrictions follow the weights and size restrictions listed in the Highway Traffic Act.

To apply for a permit, please fill out the online form below and include a route map and a certificate of insurance naming Markham as the certificate holder / additional insured.  You can also e-mail ocustomerservice@markham.ca with any questions. Please put Excess Load in the subject line of the e-mail.  It takes around 10 business days to process this application.

Excess Load Permit Application.