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Ontario’s cash-bail “pay in 2 days” rule is on hold. In mid-August 2026, Ontario started requiring something new at bail. If a release order included a promise to pay — by you or a surety — the province expected that money deposited within two business days of release. Not later. Not only if someone skipped court. Up front. Then, on August 31, 2026, Ontario Superior Court Justice William Chalmers put key parts of that system on pause while a constitutional challenge proceeds.

As we head into 2026, Ontario initiates new penalties that will impact some drivers when arrested for impaired driving after January 1, 2026. The Highway Traffic Act, and its regulations, increase and add new administrative penalties. Here are the main changes beginning January 1, 2026: Longer roadside licence suspensions for young and novice drivers: Drivers under 22, or with G1, G2, M1, or M2 licences (plus commercial drivers), have zero tolerance for any alcohol or drugs.