C-24.2, r. 45 - Regulation respecting the use of tires specifically designed for winter driving

Section 7 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

7. For the purposes of this Regulation, “tire specifically designed for winter driving” means,

(1)  before 15 December 2014, a tire that meets one of the following criteria:

(a)  it bears one of the following inscriptions:

i.  “Alaska”;

ii.  “Arctic”;

iii.  “A/T” or “AT”;

iii.1.  “AT/S” or “AT-S”;

iv.  “Blizzard”;

iv.1.  “Cresta”;

v.  “Ice”;

v.1.  “INSA T1” or “INSA T2” or “INSA TT770”;

vi.  “LT”;

vii.  “Nordic”;

viii.  “Snow”, except “mud and snow”;

ix.  “Stud”;

ix.1.  “Studdable”;

ix.2.  “Studded”;

ix.3.  “Studless”;

ix.4.  “TS”;

ix.5.  “Ultra Grip”;

x.  “Ultra traction”; or

xi.  “Winter”;

(b)  the pictogram in Schedule A is engraved on it; or

(c)  it is a studded tire used in accordance with the Regulation respecting the use of non-skid devices on the tires of certain road vehicles (chapter C-24.2, r. 44);

(2)  as of 15 December 2014, a tire on which the pictogram in Schedule A is engraved and a studded tire used in accordance with the Regulation respecting the use of non-skid devices on the tires of certain road vehicles.

The pictogram in Schedule A represents a mountain with a 6-pointed snowflake whose height corresponds at least to half the height of the highest peak. The mountain outline must be at least 15 mm wide and 15 mm high and have 3 peaks, the one in the middle being the highest.

O.C. 906-2008, s. 7; O.C. 1248-2009, s. 4.