Driver Examination services UPDATE

October 29, 2009

UPDATE: Travelling Outside Ontario with an expired driver's licence card?

If you are a driver who is unable to get the driver examination services you need (i.e., a written examination, vision test or road test) to renew your driver's licence and you will be travelling outside of Ontario, in the event of a labour disruption, we have taken steps to make sure you can still travel as you planned.

If your licence expired after August 24, 2009 the Government of Ontario extended the validity of your licence by regulation under the Highway Traffic Act. This will allow you to travel outside of Ontario and ensure you have enough time to renew your licence upon your return to Ontario.  We anticipate that this extension will remain in place until July 1, 2010.

The ministry has notified Canadian and US jurisdictions about the current situation and the regulation to extend Ontario driver licences. To download an official letter from the ministry regarding the extension of licence validity, please click here. You may wish to have this with you when travelling outside Ontario.

For specific inquiries regarding the validity of your driver’s licence, please call ServiceOntario at (416) 235-2999 or at 1-800-387-3445 (within Canada).