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What the charge means
Driving a motor vehicle while a licence is suspended under any provincial or federal authority. Knowledge of the suspension is presumed but rebuttable.
Highway Traffic Act s.53
Drive Suspended charges in Mississauga, Ontario.
Quick Answer — Mississauga
Drive suspended under HTA s.53 is a serious charge that carries fines of $1,000–$5,000, a possible vehicle impound, and up to six months imprisonment. The central issue in most drive suspended cases is knowledge — whether you knew your licence was suspended. Challenging that element is often the strongest defence on the file.
The first question Point Duty Traffic Court Defence asks on a Mississauga drive suspended charge is not whether you were driving — it is why the licence was suspended in the first place. An administrative suspension for a defaulted fine, an MTO suspension and a court-ordered suspension are three different problems, and which one you have decides what can be done with the charge at the Burnhamthorpe Road court and what can be fixed before the court date arrives.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- Mississauga Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (905) 615-3000
- Consultation
- Free & Confidential
ii.
Penalties
Minimum fine $1,000 (first offence); up to $5,000; 6 months imprisonment; additional suspension; vehicle impoundment.
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Available defences
- Knowledge of suspension (notice issues)
- Identification
- Charter — unlawful stop
- Defective notice from MTO
iv.
The process
Disclosure, MTO record review, and resolution. Often resolved by demonstrating lack of effective notice of suspension.
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Notes for Mississauga
Peel Region's largest city and one of our home jurisdictions. Charges out of Peel Regional Police, OPP Port Credit, and the QEW are routinely heard at the Mississauga courts. Adjacent to Toronto and Hamilton — we appear at all three weekly.
Traffic / POA Court
Mississauga Provincial Offences Court
950 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, ON L5C 3B4
(905) 615-3000
Mississauga charges from Peel Regional Police, OPP Port Credit and the QEW corridor.
Local practice notes reviewed 2026-09-11
Common Questions — Mississauga
Where is a drive suspended charge heard in Mississauga?
- Mississauga drive suspended matters are heard at Mississauga Provincial Offences Court, 950 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, ON L5C 3B4. The court's number is (905) 615-3000. Point Duty appears there.
Who lays drive suspended charges in Mississauga?
- In Mississauga, drive suspended charges are laid by Peel Regional Police and OPP. The charge is then heard at Mississauga Provincial Offences Court.
How long does a drive suspended charge take in Mississauga?
- Point Duty Traffic Court Defence sees Peel traffic matters run 6 to 12 months from charge to resolution. It varies more here than it does in Toronto, where the range sits at the top of that band rather than across it.
How does the prosecutor handle drive suspended in Mississauga?
- Peel prosecutors will resolve a matter either way. You can ask for an early resolution meeting, and the trial date is still a live opportunity to deal — a real difference from Toronto, where the prosecutors have been saying resolutions are not available on the date of trial. On a first offence the usual landing spot in Peel is a reduction to a lesser offence. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence works both openings at the Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon courts.
What else should I know about Mississauga Provincial Offences Court?
- Reopenings can be emailed to the Peel Provincial Offences courts. That is worth knowing if you have dealt with Toronto, where a reopening has to be delivered in person and cannot be emailed. Peel has three separate POA courts — Mississauga on Burnhamthorpe Road, Brampton on Ray Lawson Boulevard and Caledon on Old Church Road — and your ticket goes to the one for the municipality where it was issued.
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