Thousands of motorists were caught running red lights at Ottawa’s intersections in August, with the hot spot for tickets continuing to be on King Edward Avenue. New data from the City of Ottawa shows 5,260 tickets were issued in August through Ottawa’s red light camera program, down from 5,644 tickets in July and 5,403 tickets for red light camera violations in June. The camera on King Edward Avenue northbound at St. Patrick Street was the busiest camera in the month of August, with 375 drivers ticketed for running the red light at the intersection. The 375 tickets issued for red light violations at King Edward and St. Patrick were the highest one month total this year. The camera on King Edward Avenue northbound at Besserer caught 197 drivers running the red light in August. A total of 227 drivers were caught running the red light on Wellington Street at Bay Street in August, while 180 tickets were issued to drivers through the red light camera on Maitland Avenue at Erindale/Glenmount. The City of Ottawa says 35,532 tickets have been issued for red light camera violations through the first eight months of the year. A total of 2,278 tickets have been issued to drivers running the red light on King Edward Avenue at St. Patrick so far in 2026. The City of Ottawa operates 86 red light cameras at intersections across Ottawa. Eleven cameras were not in operation in August. The fine for being caught running a red light by the red light camera is $325. The ticket for running the red light is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, regardless of who is driving the car at the time of the alleged offence. Ottawa’s top 10 busiest red light cameras in August Ottawa’s top 10 busiest red light cameras in 2026
