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Canada hours of service calculator

Pick cycle 1 or cycle 2, enter your on-duty hours for each recent day, and see the cycle hours you have used, the hours left, and what a 36 or 72 hour reset would give back. Federal rules, south of 60° N.

Which cycle are you on?
On-duty hours for each of the last 7 days

Driving and all other on-duty time. A day is the 24 hours that start at the time your carrier sets. Leave a day blank if you were off duty.

Have you taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty in the last 14 days?

If you are off duty at the moment, how long you have been off without a break. 24 hours or more also meets the 24 hour rule.

Cycle hours left before driving stops

70 h

The limit that applies is 70 hours in 7 days. Hours come back as the oldest day leaves the window, or all at once after 36 consecutive hours off duty.

Used in the last 7 days
0 h / 70 h
Left in the cycle
70 h
Leaves the window when the next day starts
0 h

Would a 36 hour reset help?

Not now: you have used no cycle hours, so a reset would give nothing back.

Federal rules south of latitude 60° N, cycle 1 and cycle 2 only (SOR/2005-313, sections 24 to 28). It does not check the daily limits, deferral of off-duty time, split sleeper berth, ferries, cycle switching, north of 60, oil well service vehicles, emergencies, adverse driving conditions or permits. At roadside, the inspector reads your ELD's record, not this page.

The cycle rules, section by section

  1. Every driver follows either cycle 1 or cycle 2 (section 24). On cycle 1, you may not drive after 70 hours on duty in any period of 7 days (section 26).

  2. On cycle 2, you may not drive after 120 hours on duty in any period of 14 days, or after 70 hours on duty without having taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty (section 27).

  3. On either cycle, you may not drive unless you have taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty in the preceding 14 days (section 25).

  4. A reset ends the cycle: at least 36 consecutive hours off for cycle 1, or 72 for cycle 2, sets the accumulated hours back to zero (section 28). Switching from cycle 1 to cycle 2 takes 36 consecutive hours off, and from cycle 2 to cycle 1, 72 (section 29).

Daily limits, for reference

The calculator does not check these. They apply south of 60° N alongside the cycle (sections 12 to 14).

  • No driving after 13 hours of driving time in a day, then at least 8 consecutive hours off duty before driving again (sections 12 and 13).
  • No driving after 14 hours of on-duty time in a day, then at least 8 consecutive hours off duty before driving again (sections 12 and 13).
  • No driving once 16 hours have passed since the end of your last 8 or more consecutive hours off duty (section 13).
  • At least 10 hours off duty in a day (section 14). At least 2 of them must fall outside the 8 consecutive hours that section 13 requires, and off-duty time other than those 8 hours may be taken in blocks of at least 30 minutes.

What this tool leaves out

Driving north of 60° N, where sections 39 to 54 set different rules. Special permits, including oil well service vehicle permits. Emergencies and adverse driving conditions (section 76). Deferral of off-duty time, split sleeper berth, ferries and cycle switching. These federal rules cover extra-provincial carriers; a carrier that stays inside one province should also check that province's rules.

Let the ELD keep the count

Adding up 14 days by hand is fine for a quick check. Geotab Drive, the ELD app High Point GPS installs, includes the Canada South of 60 cycle 1 and cycle 2 rulesets and records driving time from the engine, so the driver and the office see the same cycle count. Our Montreal team sets it up and supports drivers in English and French.

See the ELD app →

Canadian cycle questions

How many hours can I work in 7 days on cycle 1?
On cycle 1, you may not drive after 70 hours on duty in any period of 7 days. On-duty time includes driving and other work such as loading, fuelling and inspecting the vehicle. Hours come back as the oldest day leaves the 7 day window, or all at once after at least 36 consecutive hours off duty.
How does the 70 hour rule on cycle 2 work?
Cycle 2 allows 120 on-duty hours in any 14 days, but you may not drive after 70 on-duty hours without having taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty. The calculator counts those 70 hours from your last break of 24 hours or more, and the 120 hours across the full 14 days.
How long is a cycle reset in Canada?
At least 36 consecutive hours off duty for cycle 1 and at least 72 for cycle 2. After the reset, the regulation sets your accumulated hours back to zero and a new cycle begins, so all 70 or 120 hours are available again. Switching cycles takes the same off-duty time: 36 hours from cycle 1 to 2, and 72 from 2 to 1.
Do I need 24 hours off every 14 days?
Yes, on either cycle. Section 25 says no driver may drive without having taken at least 24 consecutive hours off duty in the preceding 14 days. A 36 or 72 hour reset meets it as well. If you answer no to that question, the calculator shows zero hours left until you take the break.
Does this calculator work north of 60 or in the US?
No. It applies the federal Canadian cycles south of latitude 60° N only. Driving north of 60 has its own sections in the regulation, and US driving follows 49 CFR 395.3, which our US hours of service calculator covers. Drivers who cross the border should rely on an ELD that switches rulesets.

Sources

Regulation text read on October 22, 2026, current to September 30, 2026.

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