Bought a Used vehicle and Finalized the Purchase (printable checklist in PDF or MS Word)
As the new owner, by law you must register your used vehicle within six days of the sale. Here is how:
Bring the Used Vehicle Information Package and the vehicle permit with the completed Application for Transfer to a Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Office
Pay the retail sales tax. At the time of the transfer, the Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Office collects the tax. The amount of tax is based on the purchase price or the wholesale value, whichever is greater
Pay the licensing / fees for plates and permit
Trailer plate and permit = $35
Passenger, Commercial, Motorcycle and Moped Licence Plates and permit = $20
Attaching Plates you already own = $10
To validate a plate, the plate holder must pay for the validation sticker, which is calculated from the date of the vehicle transfer to the expiry date of the licence plates.
Transfer fee for a snowmobile is $6 and the annual validation is $15
Present proof of insurance (if you are going to put plates on the vehicle)
Get a Safety Standards Certificate if the vehicle will be plated and operated on the roads. This is not required for trailers or mopeds or off-road vehicles or snowmobiles.
If your vehicle is registered, plated and in the Drive Clean Program, show the vehicle emissions report. To find out if your vehicle needs to pass an emissions test, call the Ministry of the Environment's Drive Clean Call Centre:
toll free: 1-888-758-2999 or visit Drive Clean
If this is the first time you have registered a plate or vehicle with this ministry, present proof of identify (verifying legal name, date of birth and signature).
If you are registering plates that you already have, bring the plate portion of your vehicle registration permit with you to the Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Issuing Office
Questions? Call ServiceOntario's Driver and Vehicle Contact Centre:
Toronto Area: 416-235-2999
Toll Free: 1-800-387-3445 (Canada wide)
