TORONTO — Legislation to ban the use of cellphones while driving was approved at Queen's Park today.

Ontario becomes the fourth Canadian province to pass such legislation, joining Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Nova Scotia in doing so.

The law, which does not come into effect immediately, includes a fine of up to $500 for driving while using a hand-held device to talk, e-mail, or send text messages.

The legislation doesn’t cover the use of hands-free devices like Bluetooths.

Drivers, however, can use cellphones for 911 calls, but it does prohibit portable video games, MP3 players and DVD players while behind the wheel.

Oh in Toronto?!? This is the perfect opertunity for police to pull people over for any reason. Now all they have to say is... "I saw you on your phone."

Toronto especially Mississauga and Brampton has the most corrupted police I have ever seen.

Here is some information about headsets if anyone needs it.

Jawbone - wireless headset for Bluetooth - one of the most popular hands-free cell phone devices sold at Best Buy.

Mobile tech retailers in Ontario are expecting a big boost in sales for hands-free products as the province's cellphone ban comes into effect.

On Tuesday, Queen's Park passed Bill 118, banning people from using hand-held devices while driving -- but the law won't be enforced until at least this fall.

However, big box retailers such as Best Buy say they're well prepared for the onslaught demand for hands-free products, and they've been preparing for some time.

Best Buy spokesman Scott Morris says when a similar law was passed a year ago in Quebec, products were flying off the shelves.

"We've seen that trend in each province as it's been announced," he says. "We've made sure that we're stocked up."

Ontario is Canada's fourth province to pass a ban, joining Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.

Nokia Canada sales manager Richard Lee says the company saw a spike in sales of up to five times above normal when the ban was announced in Quebec.

He says people won't stop using cell phones in cars and will prefer to go hands-free.

"I think with today's busy people, they're still going to use it," he says.

"It's very appropriate to have (hands-free products) now as more and more people use their cell phones, especially people who still need to work when they're in their cars".

Lee says there's a wide variety of products in the market ranging from headsets to voice-activated Bluetooth devices to help drivers break the habit of speaking into their phone while driving.

"The most expansive products are the hands-free kit installed in your car with the stereo, which ranges around $200, and it costs about $100 to get it professionally installed," he says.

Chain stores and big box retailers are not the only ones ready to cash in on the hands-free push. A young team of university graduates launched their own hands-free device business about two months ago, when they heard that Bill 118 was being considered.

Jordan O'Bright, the 22-year-old co-owner of ilovetechstuff, says he's very excited about the prospects of his company which specializes in hands-free car kits.

"We've tested out all of the products and it works amazing," O'Bright says. They've already sold up to 100 products to friends and family, he says.

The company sells three new Bluetooth products -- a rearview mirror device, solar panel unit and the golfer - which range in price from $49.99 to $159.99. All three devices don't require to the user to wear anything on their ear and include voice activation.

Many new vehicles come with a Bluetooth feature already installed in the factory.

On the cheaper end, there's Bluetooth headsets, which can range from $29.95 to $129.95, Lee says.