Some drivers could be off the hook for speed camera tickets in Mississauga, Ontario

Red light and speed camera tickets will be issued once again in Mississauga, but it appears some drivers may get off the hook.

The month-long Canada Post strike meant that the tickets couldn’t be issued, with mail being the only means of notifying vehicle owners of an offence.

City of Mississauga spokesperson Irene McCutcheon told INsauga.com during the strike that while the cameras have still been operating, capturing speed and red light violations, tickets couldn’t be mailed out.

And given the length of the Canada Post strike, it appears some drivers may be let off.

“The province allows tickets to be issued up to 23 days after the date of offence,” McCutcheon previously said.

“As a result, when the postal strike ends, the City will mail out all violations that were captured in the previous 23 days.”

Any violations that were captured prior to that and passed the 23-day allowance won’t be issued, McCutcheon confirmed.

The Canada Post strike began on Nov. 15 — 32 days ago.

Mail is set to begin moving Tuesday after the strike ended, though the union representing workers is challenging the intervention in the labour dispute.

Canada Post also said it will not receive or pick up new products until Thursday amid a backlog of packages and letters.

The postal service said Canadians should expect delays into January.

INsauga.com reached out to the City for an update Monday amid news the strike was coming to an end.

McCutcheon said that the impacts of the strike on the speed camera program aren’t currently known.

“Due to the provincial regulations which allow tickets to be issued up to 23 days after the date of offence, monthly tickets volumes are reported one month after the end of the month,” she said.

“As a result, any impact on ticket volumes for the months of November and December, will not be known until January and February, respectively.”

— With files from The Canadian Press