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Drivers and passengers with medical or physical conditions can apply for exemptions to vehicle helmet and window tinting requirements.
In Alberta:
If you have a medical or physical condition, you can apply for an exemption from window tinting requirements. You must apply to Alberta Transportation to receive an exemption certificate. This exemption certificate must be shown to law enforcement or the courts when asked.
Alberta Transportation will only issue an exemption if you have a substantiated medical condition for requiring window tinting film on your front driver side and/or passenger side windows.
Send a copy of your doctor’s note, which clearly indicates the medical reasons for your exemption request, by email to [email protected].
The subject line of the email must indicate “Clear UV Window Tinting Exemption Request”.
Your doctor’s note will be forwarded to Alberta Transportation’s Medical Review Committee, which consists of 3 Alberta doctors, for review and recommendation. It can take several weeks for a decision to be made.
If the Medical Review Committee supports your exemption request, you will be asked to complete a formal exemption application. There is a $55 application fee.
Once your formal application has been accepted by Alberta Transportation, it takes about 2 weeks to issue the exemption.
If you are approved for a window tinting exemption, you can install clear ultraviolet (UV) window tinting film with a combined visible light transmittance of 50% or more.
Tinting that allows less light than this through your windows and windshield reduces your ability to see the road and other road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, especially in darkness or inclement weather.
The business installing your window tinting will also need to apply to Alberta Transportation for an exemption. The business will be required to provide the name of the window tinting film and its manufacturer, as well as certify that the combined visible light transmittance when installed on your vehicle will be 50% or more.
If your vehicle already has tinted side windows, you can contact the business which installed your tinting film to find out the combined visible light transmittance of your current window glass and tinting film. If the combined visible light transmittance is less than 50%, you must replace it with a clear UV tinting film.
For more information about the window tinting film requirements, contact [email protected].
To connect with Vehicle Safety:
Hours: 8:15 am to 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-8901
Fax: 780-988-7628
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
Address:
Main Floor, Twin Atria Building
4999 98 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2X3
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