Change my address

Overview

When you move, you need to update your address on various documents such as:

• health card
• driver’s licence
• vehicle permit
• Outdoors Card
• Ontario Photo Card
• OSAP account
• business or corporation records

Many services are available online making it fast, easy, and convenient to manage.

What you will need

• Complete new residential and/or mailing address, including:
  • unit number, floor, etc.
  • postal code
  • city
  • province
• Other documents as needed

Driver’s licence, vehicle permit and health card

Change your address online

Driver’s licence and/or vehicle permit

By law you must update your driver’s licence and vehicle permit within  6 days of your address changing. 

To change the address on your driver's licence or vehicle permit, you’ll need your:

• driver’s licence number or registrant identification number
• issue date on your driver’s licence

Health card

You must update the address on your health card within 30 days of your address changing, so that the Ministry of Health has your new address on file. 

You can change your address:

• online
• in person at a ServiceOntario centre
• mail the completed Change of Address Form to:           
  ServiceOntario
  435 James Street South, Unit 113
  Thunder Bay, ON
  P7E 6T1

Photo health card

If your health card has an address printed on it, you cannot update your address online. You must update it in person at ServiceOntario.

To change the address on your photo health card online, you’ll need:

• your health card number and version code
• the postal code on your current driver’s licence
• the 9 characters found on the back of your health card

Red and white health card

To change the address on your red and white health card, you’ll need:

• your health card number and version code (if applicable)
• the postal code on your current driver’s licence

Manage your address with an account

Create an account with ServiceOntario to:

• manage your Ontario products and services
• view a history of your orders
• get notifications and alerts

Create or log in to an account to change your address.

If you have moved out-of-province

Driver's Licence

If you have moved to Ontario from another province or territory find out if your out-of-province driver’s licence is still valid or needs to be transferred.

If you’re moving outside of Ontario:

• return or exchange your driver’s licence to apply for a refund for the remaining time left on your driver’s licence
• check your new province’s requirements for using and transferring your Ontario driver’s licence

Health Card

If you have moved outside of Ontario find out how your OHIP coverage is affected.

If you’re moving permanently to another province or territory in Canada, OHIP will cover you for the same services as when you are going away temporarily until the last day of the second full month after you leave Ontario.

Remember to apply for coverage in your new province or territory.

Outdoors Card

You can change your address on your outdoors card:

• online
• by phone: 1-800-387-7011
• in-person at a:
  • participating ServiceOntario centre
  • licence issuer

Ontario Photo Card

To change your address on your Ontario Photo Card, you can visit a ServiceOntario centre with your Ontario Photo Card or send a written request with:

• full name
• photo card number
• current address
• new address
• signature

Mail your request to:
ServiceOntario
P.O. Box 9200                                  
Kingston, ON                                  
K7L 5K4

No proof of address is required.

Accessible parking permit

Ontario student assistance program (OSAP)

• Register or log-in to your OSAP account to change your address

Businesses

If your business has moved, you need to change your address on your ServiceOntario account and with the Ministry of Finance for your business taxes (such as beer tax, wine tax, fuel tax, etc.).

1. Change your business address using ServiceOntario account.
2. Update your business address for business taxes.

Corporations

You will need to update the address information within 15 days of moving your corporation. To change your address:

1. Complete and print the notice of change by an Ontario corporation form.

2. Mail or deliver the completed form to:

   Business Registry Services Branch
   393 University Ave, Suite 200
   Toronto, ON
   M5G 2M2

Cost and Delivery 

When you update your address, some Ontario services may need a printed copy of the document with the changes.