Traffic control – Recommended practices guidelines

Highway signs

General signs

• Placement of Signs (PDF,347 KB)
• Bilingual Signs (PDF,118 KB)
• General Provisions for Installing Private Signs Within the Highway Right-Of-Way (PDF,32 KB)
• Standard Use of Oversize Signs (PDF,40 KB)
• Naming of Highway Safety Rest Area (PDF,137 KB)

Regulatory signs

• Stop sign (PDF,196 KB)
• Stop Line Sign (PDF,27 KB)
• Yield sign (PDF,612 KB)
• Slower Traffic Keep Right sign (PDF,251 KB)
• Do Not Leave Vehicle or Trailer Unattended sign (PDF,104 KB)
• Do Not Pass and Passing Permitted signs (PDF,273 KB)
• Littering Prohibited sign (PDF,152 KB)
• Keep Right Except to Pass sign (PDF,141 KB)
• Engine Retarder Brakes Sign (PDF,434 KB)
• Commercial Vehicles Over 4500 Kg Must Inspect Brakes sign (PDF,122 KB)
• Special Crosswalk Overhead sign (PDF,154 KB)
• Use of Off-Highway Vehicles Prohibited Along Right-Of-Way signs (PDF,159 KB)
• Maximum Speed Ahead sign (PDF,252 KB)
• Overhead Mounted Pedestrian Crosswalk Signs (PDF,59 KB)
• Speed Limit Repeater Sign (PDF,25 KB)
• Signage at Minor Accesses on Divided Highways with Median Opening (PDF,111 KB)

Guide and information signs

• Airport Signs (PDF,418 KB)
• Rural Address Signs (PDF,1.0 MB)
• Kilometre Markers (PDF,812 KB)
• Exit Numbering (PDF,565 KB)
• Local Road Name Signs (PDF,688 KB)
• Process for Consideration of New Water Body Identification Sign (PDF,122 KB)
• Sanitary Landfill and Transfer Station Signs (PDF,98 KB)
• Directional Signs to Educational Institutions (PDF,186 KB)
• Temporary Industrial and High Traffic Generating Development Signs (PDF,124 KB)
• Check Your Fuel Signs (PDF,71 KB)
• Rural Community Facility Fingerboard Signs (PDF,93 KB)
• Guide Signs for Large Trip Generators (PDF,100 KB)
• Water Body Identification Signs (PDF,145 KB)
• Calculation of Distances to Communities (PDF,121 KB)
• Municipal Address Signs In Rural Areas (PDF,134 KB)
• Boundary Signs (PDF,710 KB)
• Photo Enforcement Signs (PDF,186 KB)
• Auction Mart / Livestock Exchange Signs (PDF,154 KB)
• Parks Canada Signing Along Provincial Highways (PDF,169 KB)
• Urgent Care Services Sign (PDF,60 KB)
• Naming of Highways in Urban Areas (PDF,25 KB)
• Aircraft Patrol Zones (PDF,29 KB)
• Installation of Trailblazer Signs (PDF,30 KB)
• Secondary Route Marker Signage at Divided Highway Intersections (PDF,16 KB)
• Named Mountain/Geographical Landmark Identification Signs (PDF,36 KB)
• Community Speed Limit Information Sign (PDF,83 KB)
• Street Name Signs at Signalized Intersections (PDF,29 KB)

Warning signs

• Ramp Advisory Speed Signs (PDF,214 KB)
• Turn and Curve signs (PDF,245 KB)
• Reverse Turn and Curve signs (PDF,144 KB)
• Winding Road sign (PDF,164 KB)
• Concealed Road sign (PDF,239 KB)
• Important Intersection Ahead sign (PDF,245 KB)
• Centreline Rumble Strips sign (PDF,239 KB)
• School Bus Stop Ahead sign (PDF,182 KB)
• Bicycle Crossing Ahead sign (PDF,162 KB)
• School Bus Entrance sign (PDF,189 KB)
• Truck Entrance sign (PDF,171 KB)
• Farm Equipment Crossing sign (PDF,279 KB)
• Cattle Crossing sign (PDF,222 KB)
• Snowmobile Crossing sign (PDF,203 KB)
• Equestrian Crossing sign (PDF,250 KB)
• Slippery Condition Ahead sign (PDF,407 KB)
• Wildlife Crossing Signs (PDF,96 KB)
• Hazard Marker Signs (PDF,61 KB)
• Calculation of Clearance for Overhead Clearance Signs (PDF,127 KB)
• Protection of Low Clearance Structures (PDF,325 KB)
• Sharp Shoulder Sign (PDF,107 KB)
• Advance Warning of a Traffic Control Change (PDF,490 KB)
• Be Courteous Merge Traffic Ahead Sign (PDF,50 KB)
• Wildlife Corridor Warning Sign (PDF,551 KB)
• Lane Ends Signs (PDF,375 KB)

Temporary conditions signs

• Smoke Ahead sign (PDF,28KB)

Miscellaneous signs – Public awareness

• Wildfire Prevention Signs (PDF,422 KB)
• Fire Ban signs (PDF,966 KB)
• Rural Crime Watch sign (PDF,241 KB)
• Wildlife Sanctuary Signs (PDF,66 KB)
• Landowner Property Information Signs (PDF,21 KB)
• Environmental Awareness Signs (PDF,137 KB)
• Identification Signs for Agricultural and Environmental Test Sites (PDF,38 KB)
• Grazing and Farm Development Lease Information Signs (PDF,130 KB)
• MADD Memorial Signs (PDF,552 KB)

Miscellaneous signs - Community information

• Citizen on Patrol sign (PDF,191 KB)
• Welcome sign (PDF,161 KB)
• On Premise Signs for Schools, Churches and Community Halls (PDF,148 KB)
• Community Map/Information Sign (PDF,34 KB)
• Historical Markers for Schools, Churches and Cemeteries (PDF,19 KB)
• Off Premise Signs for Rural Non-Profit Groups (PDF,28 KB)
• First Nations Treaty Land Entrance Signs (PDF,44 KB)

Miscellaneous signs - Business

• Rural Business Directional Signs (PDF,32 KB)
• On Premise signs (PDF,59 KB)
• Electronic Message Signs (PDF,358 KB)

Miscellaneous signs – Temporary

• Election Signs (PDF,138 KB)
• Roadside Memorials (PDF,360 KB)
• Temporary Signage (PDF,124 KB)
• Driver (Speed) Feedback Signs (PDF,50 KB)

Typical signing plans

• Log Haul Intersection Signing (Type 6 - Jughandle) (PDF,766 KB)
• Signing Sequence in Advance of Vehicle Inspection Stations (VIS & MIS) (PDF,2.29 MB)
• Signage in Advance of Rest Area on Divided Highway (PDF,285 KB)
• Signing Sequence in Advance of Watercraft and Watercraft/Vehicle Inspection Stations (PDF,7.5 MB)

Pavement markings

• Wet Night High Visibility Durable Pavement Markings (PDF,100 KB)
• Chevron Gore Pavement Markings (PDF,122 KB)
• Use of Durable Pavement Markings (PDF,181 KB)

Traffic operations

• Safety Measures at Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections (PDF,50 KB)
• Methods for Establishing Safe Speeds on Curves (PDF,330 KB)
• Waste Collection Services on Provincial Highways (PDF,39 KB)
• Pivoting of Traffic Signal Structures Equipped with Rotatable Bases (PDF,408 KB)
• Use of Speed Limit Transition Zones (PDF,54 KB)
• Differential Speed Zones (PDF,25 KB)
• Transverse Rumble Strips at Stop-Controlled Intersections (PDF,29 KB)

Traffic signals

• Beacons (PDF,151 KB)
• Pedestrian Countdown Signals (PDF,47 KB)
• Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Pre-Emption and Entrance Signals (PDF,58 KB)
• Side-Mounted Special Crosswalk Design (PDF,146 KB)
• Accessible Pedestrian Signals (pending approval)

Roadside development

• Highway Beautification - Landscaping within Highway Right-Of-Way (PDF,119 KB)
• Rural Mailboxes (PDF,193 KB)
• Decorative Features on Street Light and Signal Poles (PDF,121 KB)
• Utility Cabinet Wraps (PDF,33 KB)

At-grade rail crossings

• Jurisdiction Responsibility at Rail Crossings (PDF,48 KB)
• Rail Crossings Agreement Procedures (PDF,51 KB)
• Seniority Transfer at Rail Crossings (PDF,173 KB)
• Protocol or Process for Handling Safety Concerns and Inquiries (PDF,137 KB)
• Collisions and Incidents at Rail Crossings (PDF,128 KB)
• Construction and Maintenance Responsibilities at Rail Crossings (PDF,54 KB)
• Road Authority Transfers at Rail Crossings (PDF,28 KB)
• Invoice Processing: Scheduled Maintenance for Crossing Warning Systems (PDF,53 KB)