Over a dozen new red light cameras will cost more than $3.5M in Brampton: report

It will take some $3.5 million in start-up costs and around two years to bring over a dozen new red light cameras to Brampton intersections, according to a new report.

The city is exploring new uses for its 185 automated speed enforcement cameras following a province-wide ban late last year, including assisting with police investigations and adding vehicle noise monitoring technology.

Earlier this year, INsauga.com reported that Brampton was looking to use its now-closed, nearly $78-million ASE processing centre to issue red-light tickets to drivers across the city and in Mississauga. And a new report shows it would take another $3.56 million to get the program up and running.

The city wants to bring 20 new red-light cameras to Brampton streets, at a cost of $205,000 for camera installation and another $40,000 for software configuration and enhancement, the report reads.

Future capital costs are estimated at $3.321 million, with annual projected expenses of $3.6 million and annual projected revenues of $4 million.

Peel Region currently has agreements with the City of Toronto and a company called Jenoptik for supply and installation of red light cameras, and ticket processing. In 2024, $140,000 was paid to Toronto for processing red-light camera offences across Peel Region, and $160,000 in 2025.

A contract with the City of Toronto is up at the end of the year, and the new red-light camera program could take over starting next year, if approved.

The City of Brampton says it “expects to be well positioned” to deliver “a comprehensive RLC solution, including both camera infrastructure and processing services” by the start of next year.

There are currently 21 red light cameras in Mississauga, 15 in Brampton and one in Caledon. The new program would see two new cameras installed in Brampton this year, and the remaining 18 through 2028, according to the report.

NOISE MONITORING

The city is also looking to launch a “noise camera” pilot project “to detect and identify vehicles producing excessive noise.”

And while Ontario municipalities currently don’t have authority to operate noise camera systems for enforcement purposes, the city is looking to deploy two noise camera systems to “gather objective data on the nature and frequency of vehicle noise violations and collecting evidence to support future advocacy with the province for the legislative and regulatory amendments.”

“The technology is currently deployed or in active pilot programs in Edmonton, Alberta, New York City, and several UK jurisdictions,” the report says. “Enforcement programs are typically established to target modified exhaust systems and street racing-associated driving behaviour.”

POLICE CAMERA USE

Brampton is also in the process of transferring some of its ASE cameras for use by Peel Regional Police with automated license plate reader technology.

The exact number of cameras to be transferred remains subject to approval by the Peel Police Services Board, with “potential applications include flagging licence plates appearing on police hotlists for stolen or cloned vehicles, missing or wanted persons, amber alerts and other authorized law enforcement
notifications,” the city says.

Peel police already have a network of specialized cameras installed at key intersections across Brampton that have aided in more than 200 investigations since being deployed, city officials say.

The $11.4-million camera program was announced in March 2025, making Brampton the first municipality in Canada to deploy the technology at city intersections. The system does not use facial recognition technology, a decision made to address privacy concerns.