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===Canada===

{{Main|Road signs in Canada}}

For road signs in Canada, the [[Transportation Association of Canada]] (TAC) publishes its own ''Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada'' for use by Canadian jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite web |access-date = July 14, 2021 |title = Transportation Association of Canada |date = December 6, 2019 |url = https://www.tac-atc.ca/en |publisher = Transportation Association of Canada }}</ref> Although it serves a similar role to the FHWA MUTCD, it has been independently developed and has a number of key differences with its US counterpart, most notably the inclusion of bilingual (English/French) signage for jurisdictions such as [[New Brunswick]] and [[Ontario]] with significant [[English language|anglophone]] and [[French language|francophone]] population, a heavier reliance on [[symbol]]s rather than text legends and metric measurements instead of imperial.

The [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]] (MTO) also has historically used its own MUTCD which bore many similarities to the TAC MUTCDC. However, as of approximately 2000, MTO has been developing the ''Ontario Traffic Manual'' (OTM), a series of smaller volumes each covering different aspects of traffic control (e.g., regulatory signs, warning signs, sign design principles, traffic signals, etc.).

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=== Mexico ===

{{Main article|Road signs in Mexico}}

Road signs in [[Mexico]] are regulated by ''[[Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes]]''{{'}} Directorate-General for Roads (''Dirección General de Carreteras''), and uniformized under a [[Norma Oficial Mexicana|NOM]] standard<ref name="nom2022">{{cite web |date=19 September 2023 |title=NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-034-SCT2/SEDATU-2022, Señalización y dispositivos viales para calles y carreteras |trans-title=Official Mexican Standard NOM-034-SCT2/SEDATU-2022, Signage and Traffic Devices for Streets and Highways |url=https://www.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/DireccionesGrales/DGST/Normas_Oficiales_Mexicanas/NOM-034-SCT2_SEDATU-2022.pdf |access-date=2023-11-27 |lang=es |format=PDF}}</ref> and the ''Manual de Señalización y Dispositivos para el Control de Tránsito en Calles y Carreteras'' (''Manual of Signage and Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways'').<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/DireccionesGrales/DGST/Manuales/Manual_de_se%C3%B1alizaci%C3%B3n_y_dispositivos_para_el_control_de_transito/Manual_de_se%C3%B1alizacion_y_dispositivos_para_el_control_del_transito.pdf |title=Manual de Señalización y Dispositivos para el Control del Tránsito en Calles y Carreteras |publisher=[[Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|SICT]], [[Secretariat of Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development (Mexico)|SEDATU]] |edition=1st |language=Spanish |format=PDF |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> The signs share many similarities with those used in the United States and Canada. Like Canada but unlike the United States, Mexico has a heavier reliance on [[Symbol|symbols]] than text legends.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Road and Traffic Signs in Mexico - What You Need to Know |url=https://www.rhinocarhire.com/Drive-Smart-Blog/Drive-Smart-Mexico/Mexico-Road-Signs.aspx |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=www.rhinocarhire.com}}</ref>

Mexico signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968, but has yet to fully ratify it.<ref name=":0" />