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Free Canada Hours of Service Log
A running Canadian hours-of-service cycle log — 70 hours over 7 days or 120 over 14, with the 13/14/16-hour daily limits and north-of-60 figures.
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What you get
- A per-driver running total against Cycle 1 (70 hours in any 7 days) and Cycle 2 (120 hours in any 14 days)
- Columns for the three daily limits that bite in Canada: 13 hours driving, 14 hours on duty, and the 16-hour elapsed-time rule
- A deferral column for the up-to-2-hour off-duty deferral in section 16, with the two-day totals it depends on
- The reset figures — 36 consecutive hours off duty for Cycle 1, 72 for Cycle 2
- A separate north-of-latitude-60 row set with its own 15/18/20-hour and 80-hour figures
- Section references for every limit, so a dispute has a citation rather than an opinion
How to use it
- 1
Pick the cycle each driver is following and write it down — section 82(1) requires the cycle to appear on the record of duty status, and the limits differ.
- 2
Record on-duty hours each day and keep the running total. Under Cycle 1 (s. 26) driving stops at 70 on-duty hours in any 7-day period; under Cycle 2 (s. 27) at 120 in any 14-day period, or at 70 hours without 24 consecutive hours off duty.
- 3
Check the 24-hour rule separately. Section 25 requires at least 24 consecutive hours off duty in the preceding 14 days under both cycles — a driver can be inside the hour total and still outside this one.
- 4
Watch elapsed time, not just driving. Section 13(3) stops driving once 16 hours have elapsed between the end of one off-duty period of at least 8 hours and the start of the next.
- 5
Use the deferral column only when every condition in section 16 holds: the deferred time is not part of the 8-hour block, the two days total at least 20 hours off duty, the deferred time is added to the next day's 8-hour block, two-day driving stays at or under 26 hours, and the record of duty status carries the declaration.
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Re-read the sections at laws-lois.justice.gc.ca before relying on this for an enforcement conversation. The figures below were read there on 8 October 2026.
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Canada Hours of Service Log
Figures from the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations (SOR/2005-313), read 8 October 2026. South of latitude 60°N: 13 hours driving (s. 12(1)), 14 hours on duty (s. 12(2)), 8 consecutive hours off duty before driving again (s. 13(1)–(2)), no driving after 16 hours elapsed between off-duty periods (s. 13(3)), at least 10 hours off duty per day with at least 2 of them outside the 8-hour block (s. 14). Cycle 1: 70 on-duty hours in any 7 days (s. 26), reset 36 consecutive hours off (s. 28(1)). Cycle 2: 120 on-duty hours in any 14 days (s. 27), reset 72 hours. North of 60°N: 15 hours driving and 18 on duty (s. 39(1)), no driving after 20 hours elapsed (s. 39(2)), Cycle 1 80 hours in 7 days (s. 51), Cycle 2 120 hours in 14 days or 80 without 24 consecutive hours off (s. 52). Example rows are illustrative.
| Date | Driver | Cycle (1 or 2) | Region (S/N of 60°N) | Driving hrs | On-duty hrs | Off-duty hrs | Elapsed hrs since last 8-hr rest | Cycle total (running) | Cycle limit | Hrs remaining | Deferral (s. 16) | 24-hr off in last 14 days | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | R. Tremblay | 1 | S | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 70 | 57.5 | — | Yes — 2026-10-01 | Within limits |
| 2026-10-06 | R. Tremblay | 1 | S | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 26.5 | 70 | 43.5 | — | Yes — 2026-10-01 | At both daily limits; 8-hr rest taken |
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Frequently asked questions
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Cycle 1 (section 26) stops driving once a driver accumulates 70 on-duty hours in any period of 7 days. Cycle 2 (section 27) allows 120 on-duty hours in any period of 14 days, but also stops driving after 70 on-duty hours unless the driver has taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty. Both cycles separately require at least 24 consecutive hours off duty in the preceding 14 days under section 25.
They are a different ruleset with different numbers. South of latitude 60°N, section 12 sets 13 hours of driving and 14 hours on duty in a day; section 13 requires 8 consecutive hours off duty before driving again and stops driving once 16 hours have elapsed between off-duty periods; section 14 requires at least 10 hours off duty in the day, with at least 2 of those hours outside the 8-hour block. Those are not the US 11-hour, 14-hour and 10-hour figures, and a tool computing US limits will get Canadian compliance wrong.
Section 16 lets a driver defer up to 2 hours of daily off-duty time to the next day, but only if all the conditions hold: the deferred time is not part of the mandatory 8 consecutive hours, total off-duty time across the two days is at least 20 hours, the deferred time is added to the next day's 8-hour block, total driving across the two days does not exceed 26 hours, and the record of duty status carries a declaration of the deferral. A driver splitting off-duty time under section 18 or 19 cannot use the deferral.
Section 28(1) requires 36 consecutive hours off duty to reset Cycle 1, and 72 consecutive hours for Cycle 2. The same figures govern switching cycles under section 29: moving from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 takes 36 consecutive hours off duty, and moving from Cycle 2 to Cycle 1 takes 72.
Sections 37 to 54 run a separate regime. Section 39(1) sets 15 hours of driving and 18 hours on duty, with 8 consecutive hours of rest required after either is exceeded, and section 39(2) stops driving if more than 20 hours pass between consecutive rests of at least 8 hours. Cycle 1 is 80 on-duty hours in any 7-day period (section 51) rather than 70; Cycle 2 remains 120 hours in 14 days, or 80 without 24 consecutive hours off duty (section 52). Resets are the same 36 and 72 hours (section 53(1)).
Section 76(2) allows a driver south of 60°N to extend the 13-hour driving limit and reduce the 2-hour requirement in section 14(3) by the time needed to finish the trip, provided the cycle's driving, on-duty and elapsed time is not extended by more than 2 hours, the driver still takes the required 8 consecutive hours off duty, and the trip could have been completed under normal conditions. North of 60°N, section 76(3) allows the 15-hour limit to be extended by no more than 2 hours on the same conditions. Section 76(4) requires the reason to be recorded in the record of duty status. Section 76(1) separately disapplies the limits in a genuine emergency.
Sources
Every figure, section number and deadline on this page was read at a primary source on the date shown. Regulations are amended — check the source before you rely on it.
- Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations (SOR/2005-313) — read 2026-10-08
- CCMTA — National Safety Code — read 2026-10-08
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