The Nova Scotia answer
The two permit products, their published shape, and the date the figures took effect. Every number links to the document it came from.
Oversize
- Product
- Special permit, single movement (W&D Regs cl. 11(1)(a))single-trip
- Fee
- 13 published bandsin effect from
Overweight
- Product
- Special permit, single movement (W&D Regs cl. 11(1)(b))single-trip
- Fee
- 4 published weight bandsThese are different permits — the move needs both, each priced on its own
Provenance
- Documents on file
- 1A statute, regulation or ministry fee schedule is held and encoded
- Oldest document
- last read
The short version: the Nova Scotia oversize product is the Special permit, single movement (W&D Regs cl. 11(1)(a)), priced across 13 published dimensional bands; overweight is the Special permit, single movement (W&D Regs cl. 11(1)(b)), banded across 4 published gross-weight rows. Every figure on this page is in Canadian dollars, exactly as its source publishes it, and nothing here is converted.
1. Where the load goes next
The bordering jurisdictions, each carrying the one fact that decides whether that border is the expensive one. A multi-jurisdiction lane is the actual job, and this is one click rather than a return to the index.
2. Nova Scotia oversize permit fees
| Measurement | Published band | Fee (CAD) | As published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Width | over 2.6 m up to 3.05 mover about 8 ft 6 in · up to about 10 ft | CA$13.20 | s. 5 Overwidth >2.60-3.05 m, Single $13.20 |
| Width | over 3.05 m up to 4.27 mover about 10 ft · up to about 14 ft | CA$19.85 | s. 5 Overwidth >3.05-4.27 m, Single $19.85 |
| Width | over 4.27 m up to 5.49 mover about 14 ft · up to about 18 ft | CA$26.10 | s. 5 Overwidth >4.27-5.49 m, Single $26.10 |
| Width | over 5.49 mover about 18 ft | CA$33.10 | s. 5 Overwidth >5.49 m, Single $33.10 |
| Length | over 23 m up to 25 mover about 75 ft 6 in · up to about 82 ft | CA$19.85 | s. 5 Overlength >23-25 m, Single $19.85 |
| Length | over 25 m up to 30 mover about 82 ft · up to about 98 ft 5 in | CA$26.10 | s. 5 Overlength >25-30 m, Single $26.10 |
| Length | over 30 mover about 98 ft 5 in | CA$33.10 | s. 5 Overlength >30 m, Single $33.10 |
| Height | over 4.15 m up to 4.27 mover about 13 ft 7 in · up to about 14 ft | CA$19.85 | s. 5 Overheight >4.15-4.27 m, Single $19.85 |
| Height | over 4.27 mover about 14 ft | CA$33.10 | s. 5 Overheight >4.27 m, Single $33.10 |
| Front overhang | over 1 mover about 3 ft 3 in | CA$3.50 | s. 5 Front overhang >1.0 m, Single $3.50 |
| Rear overhang | over 2 m up to 3.05 mover about 6 ft 7 in · up to about 10 ft | CA$13.20 | s. 5 Rear overhang >2.00-3.05 m, Single $13.20 |
| Rear overhang | over 3.05 m up to 5 mover about 10 ft · up to about 16 ft 5 in | CA$19.85 | s. 5 Rear overhang >3.05-5.0 m, Single $19.85 |
| Rear overhang | over 5 mover about 16 ft 5 in | CA$33.10 | s. 5 Rear overhang >5.0 m, Single $33.10 |
3. Nova Scotia overweight permit fees
The overweight product here is the Special permit, single movement (W&D Regs cl. 11(1)(b)) (single-trip).
| Gross weight | Fee (CAD) | As published |
|---|---|---|
| up to 50,000 kg | CA$33.20 | s. 6 Vehicle Weight Range up to 50 000 kg, Single $33.20 |
| over 50,000 kg up to 61,200 kg | CA$66.30 | s. 6 >50 000-61 200 kg, Single $66.30 |
| over 61,200 kg up to 69,800 kg | CA$99.60 | s. 6 >61 200-69 800 kg, Single $99.60 |
| over 69,800 kg | CA$265.30 | s. 6 >69 800 kg, Single $265.30 |
4. Term and annual products
Products this province issues that we record and do not price4 products
Each of these is a real, published product. It is recorded and left unpriced because choosing between a trip permit and a twelve-month permit is a question about what is being bought, not a data gap — and answering it unasked would quote a year of permits for one move.
Each line below quotes the regulation in its own words, so the dollar signs are the regulation's. They are Canadian dollars, like every other figure on this page.
- Annual column of s. 5: $133.25 for most dimensional ranges, $19.85 for a front overhang, and N/A above 4.27 m of width, 30 m of length and 5.49 m of width.
- Annual column of s. 6: $265.30 / $796.10 / $1,326.95, and N/A above 69 800 kg.
- s. 5 "Non-conforming vehicle": $33.10 single, $133.25 annual.
- s. 1: a $26.10 restricted permit for seven named conditions, none of them an oversize or overweight freight move.
5. Who else issues a permit here
No second permit issuer is recorded for this province.
6. These figures are Canadian dollars
Canadian permit fees are stated in CANADIAN DOLLARS by every source they come from, and this quote does not convert currency — there is no exchange-rate source on the answer path. A CAD permit fee is therefore shown on its own line in CAD and is NOT included in any US-dollar subtotal.
7. Every source behind this page (1)
Every document behind Nova Scotia1 source
- Restricted Permits and Special Permits Fees Regulations, N.S. Reg. 35/72 (Motor Vehicle Act) — Province of Nova Scotia, Registry of Regulations — ss. 5, 6; as amended to O.I.C. 2015-96 (March 31, 2015, effective June 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 137/2015; consolidation stated unofficial
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Questions
How much is an oversize permit in Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia prices its oversize permit across 13 published dimensional bands rather than at one flat figure — every band and its published wording is in the fee section above, in Canadian dollars.
Does Nova Scotia price an overweight permit by distance?
No. Nova Scotia's published overweight charge is not expressed per kilometre in the documents on file.
Are these Nova Scotia fees in US dollars?
Canadian permit fees are stated in CANADIAN DOLLARS by every source they come from, and this quote does not convert currency — there is no exchange-rate source on the answer path. A CAD permit fee is therefore shown on its own line in CAD and is NOT included in any US-dollar subtotal.