• Driving in Ontario
• Getting Your Ontario Driver’s Licence
• Graduated Licensing
• Licence Types


• Exchanging an Out-of-Province Licence
• Exchanging an Out-of-Country Licence
• Licensing Changes - Operators of Motor Scooters/Mopeds
   
• Beginner Driver Education Courses
• Driver's Handbooks
• Road Test Booking Online
• Common mistakes that can result in the failure of a road test
  
  
• Driver Examination Services 101

Important Notice:  As of December 2007, the Ministry of Transportation introduced a new Ontario Driver’s Licence.  The new Ontario driver’s licence has new colours and a new design.  If you have four black dots vertically placed on the left side of the secondary photo/signature area, it indicates that you qualify to be an accompanying driver under the graduated licensing program.  Currently, there are three versions of the Ontario driver’s licence in circulation.

An Ontario driver's licence is your proof of your privilege to drive. You must carry it with you whenever you drive. Ontario has a one-piece plastic driver's licence. The licence has a digitized photograph and signature of the driver. Effective April 2011, all new Ontario driver's license cards will no longer be produced with the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. The driver licence card now stores this information on a 2D barcode which is more secure. Driver licenses with magnetic stripes but no 2D barcode will continue to be in circulation until November 2014. Licenses with both the magnetic stripe and the 2D barcode will continue to be in circulation for the next five to seven years.

A driver's licence includes your name, address, signature, date of birth, gender, height, date licence issued and expiry dates, and codes showing what class of vehicles you may drive and under what conditions (for example, an "X" condition means you need to wear glasses/contacts for driving). If you have a red bar with four white dots under your photograph, it indicates that you qualify to be an accompanying driver under the graduated licensing program.

If you live in Ontario, you must be at least 16 years old and have a valid Ontario driver's licence to drive in the province. A newcomer to Ontario is required to apply for an Ontario driver's licence within 60 days of taking up residence in the province.