Civic Address Signing
Civic address signs are a helpful tool for locating rural property. These signs can be especially helpful to emergency responders when finding a location in the event of an emergency.
Civic Address Signing Policy
Information regarding permits, design, location and sight-lines for signs.
Private Signs
Crime Watch
Installation of Rural Crime Watch Area by a municipality may be approved by the Ministry of Highways.
Rural Crime Watch Area Policy
Rural Crime Watch Sign Application Form
Fingerboards
A fingerboard sign may be installed to direct motorists to an all-weather road forming a shortcut from a provincial highway to a destination on or adjacent to the next provincial highway.
Fingerboard Sign Policy
Fingerboard Sign Application Form
Road Name Signs
A Road Name sign may be installed to identify an all weather municipal road if there are no other existing highway signs identifying the intersection, road or a destination accessible via the road.
Road Name Sign Policy
Road Name Sign Application Form
Additional guidelines for naming roads can be found below.
Road Naming Policy
Highway Naming Procedure
The process for developing names for provincial highways. It also applies to municipalities for provincial roads.
Highway Naming Procedure
Subdivision
Subdivisions may generate a significant amount of traffic, and subdivision guide signs may assist in identifying the location or the access to such locations.
Subdivision Sign Application Form