You can now renew driver’s licence online

Ontario is now allowing drivers to renew their licences online – the first province in Canada to do so.

Ontario drivers need to renew their licences every five years.  Now, eligible drivers who renew online at ServiceOntario.ca/DriversLicence will be able to use their existing licence photos for an additional five-year renewal cycle, meaning they will only need to renew in person every 10 years.

When drivers renew their licences online, they can also get licence plate stickers, driver abstracts and other driver and vehicle products in the same transaction.

There are exceptions to the new service. Those with outstanding fines, suspended licences or enhanced drivers licenses will not be able to renew online.

“With the launch of the new online driver’s licence renewal service, Ontario becomes the first province in Canada to provide drivers with the option to renew their licence online. said John Milloy, Minister of Government Services

The new online driver’s licence renewal service is added to the more than 40 services already offered online. These include renewing licence plate stickers, changing addresses and applying for birth, death or marriage certificates.

Milloy said the online service will not affect any jobs at Service Ontario.

ServiceOntario processed more than 1.6 million driver’s licence renewal transactions last year.