When the speed limit is not marked, drivers should keep to the provincially set speed limits which fall within the limits as outlined in the Speed Limits in Canada Table. (Scroll down for table.)
Check at the Canada border or rental car office for local speed limits and other road regulations.
Other metric conversion tables:
- Common Weights in Grams & Kilograms and Ounces & Pounds
- Common Temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Metric Distances in Canada - Converting Meters & Kilometers and Yards & Miles
- Common Volumes in Milliliters & Liters and Ounces & Gallons
Common Speed Limits in Canada
| Type of Driving | Kilometers per hour | Miles per hour |
| Slow down! You're driving too fast. | 120 kph | 75 mph |
| Multi-lane highway driving | 100 kph | 62 mph |
| Most 2-lane highways outside cities & towns | 80 kph | 50 mph |
| Major roads in urban and suburban areas | 60 - 70 kph | 37 - 44 mph |
| Residential streets | 40 – 50 kph | 25 - 30 mph |
| School zones | 30 - 50 kph | 20 - 30 mph |
