Canada/Road signs/Warning
< Canada | Road signs
This page lists Canadian warning road signs, which is divided into three subseries under the Manual of Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC):
- Wa - Physical conditions
- Wb - Regulations ahead
- Wc - Intermittent moving hazards
Wa series (physical conditions)
| MUTCDC sign code | Image | English | French | Tags | Notes |
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| Wa-1 | 
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Sharp turn | Virage brusque | hazard=turn
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| Wa-2 | 
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Turn curve | hazard=turn
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| Wa-3 | 
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Curve | Virage | hazard=curve
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| Wa-4 | 
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Reverse turn | hazard=turns
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| Wa-5 | 
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Reverse curve | hazard=curves+curves=serpentine
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| Wa-6 | 
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Winding road | hazard=curves+curves=extended
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| Wa-7 | 
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Advisory speed | maxspeed:advisory=*
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| Wa-8 | 
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Checkerboard - dead end | noexit=yes
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| Wa-8L | 
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Left end checkerboard | none | ||
| Wa-8R | 
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Right end checkerboard | none | ||
| Wa-8A | 
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No exit | noexit=yes
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Ontario: Wa-31 | |
| Wa-9 | 
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Chevron alignment | none | ||
| Wa-10 | 
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Exit speed | maxspeed:advisory=*
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Most provinces place the words "Exit" (French: Sortie) on top of the advisory speed. | |
| Wa-11 | 
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Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-12 | 
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Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-13 | 
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Concealed road | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-14 | 
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T junction | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-15 | 
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Y junction | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-16 | 
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Merge | hazard=dangerous_junction
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| Wa-17 | 
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Double arrow | none | ||
| Wa-18 | 
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Railway crossing | none | Ontario: Wc-4 | |
| Wa-19 | 
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Railway crossing ahead at T | none | Ontario: Wc-4B | |
| Wa-20 | 
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Railway crossing ahead at crossroads | none | Ontario: not used | |
| Wa-21 | 
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Hill | incline=* (value in per cent)
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| Wa-21t | 
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Use lower gear | Rétrogradez | none | |
| Wa-22 | 
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Bump | Cahot | none | |
| Wa-23 | 
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Road narrows | none |
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| Wa-24 | 
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Narrow structure | none | ||
| Wa-24t | 
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One lane | 1 voie | none | |
| Wa-25 | 
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Pavement ends | Fin du revêtement | none | |
| Wa-26 | 
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Low clearance | maxheight=*
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| Wa-27 | 
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Low clearance | maxheight=*
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| Wa-28t | 
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Distance from warning object (for use with Wa series signs) | none | ||
| Wa-31 | 
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Divided highway begins | none | Ontario: Wa-34 | |
| Wa-32 | 
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Divided highway ends | none | Ontario: Wa-35 | |
| Wa-33 | 
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Lane ends | none | Ontario: Wa-23 | |
| Wa-34 | 
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Divided highway crossing | none | Ontario: Wa-72 | |
| Wa-36 | 
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Hazard marker | none | Ontario: Wa-33 | |
| Wa-37 | 
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Lane ends ahead XX km (overhead sign) | turn:lanes=||merge_to_left (number of pipes depending on number of lanes).
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Ontario: Wa-1123. Alberta, Saskatchewan uses a yellow diamond surrounding the lane drop pictogram, and the words “LANE ENDS”. | |
| Wa-38 | Roundabout directional | none | Ontario: not used | ||
| Wa-39 | 
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Roundabout | none |