Region: ONVehicle: Car
Moving to Ontario with a licence
New Ontario residents can normally use a valid out-of-province licence for 60 days before switching. Exchange depends on issuing jurisdiction, licence class and documented experience.
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Direct answer and scope
New Ontario residents can normally use a valid out-of-province licence for 60 days before switching. Exchange depends on issuing jurisdiction, licence class and documented experience.
Before you act: checklist
- Read Ontario exchange instructions.
- Gather original identification, licence, required translations and experience evidence.
- Check application location and testing needs.
- Arrange valid vehicle insurance before driving.
Limits and local checks
Visitor rules and resident deadlines differ. An IDP does not extend the resident deadline. Confirm the current agreement for your issuing jurisdiction rather than assuming every foreign licence exchanges directly.
Sources
- Exchange an out-of-province driver’s licence
Government of Ontario · Official guidance and relevant requirements · Direct full-page access limited; official indexed text and jobs.ontario.ca mirror consulted; human review pending
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- Driving in Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Official guidance and relevant requirements · Full official page accessed after redirect from former new-life-canada path; human review pending
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Original DrivePrepKit content · original