When can you turn right on a red light in Ontario?
After a complete stop, once the way is clear and you have yielded to pedestrians
Unless a sign tells you not to, you may turn right on a red light after coming to a complete stop and waiting until the way is clear. Signal your turn and yield to pedestrians and others using the road.
Why the other answers are wrong
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Immediately, a red light does not apply to right turns
A red light always means a complete stop first. Turning right on red is a permission you earn after stopping and checking, not an exemption from the light.
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Only when a green arrow is showing
A green arrow lets you go in the arrow's direction without stopping, so it is a different signal altogether. Right on red covers the plain red light, once you have stopped and the way is clear.
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Never, right turns on red are not allowed in Ontario
Ontario does allow it, unless a sign at that intersection bans it. Quick check before you go: look for the posted sign telling you not to turn right on a red light.
Quick way to remember
It is allowed, but only after one specific action first.
Based on the official Ontario MTO Driver's Handbook.
Reading it once is not enough
Drill this question in a scored round and find out what else you are shaky on.
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