Driving and road safety
Information about road conditions, driver’s licences, vehicle registration, emissions testing, and commercial vehicles.
Driver licensing
Licensed drivers
- Renew a licence that will expire soon or a licence that expired less than 1 year ago
- Pay defaulted fines and driver’s licence reinstatement
- Renew a licence that expired more than 1 year ago
- Renew your licence, if you are 80 years or older
- Change the personal information (name, address, etc.) that appears on your licence
- Replace a lost, stolen or damaged licence
- Medical review for Ontario drivers
Visitors, travellers, new residents
- Visiting Ontario: know what you need to drive here
- Travelling outside Ontario: renew your licence while you’re away
- Crossing U.S. border: if you’re going by road or water, get a NEXUS card to use instead of a passport
- Moving to Ontario: switch your licence for an Ontario driver’s licence
New drivers
Truck and bus drivers
- Get a truck driver’s licence
(full Class A, restricted Class A and Class D) - Get a bus driver’s licence
(school bus, transit and ambulance) - Medical, Vision and hearing standards for commercial drivers
- Commercial vehicles
- Driving a recreational vehicle (RV)
Penalized drivers
Vehicle registration
Automatic licence plate renewals
Your passenger vehicle, light commercial vehicle, motorcycle or moped license plate will renew automatically if you have no outstanding fines, fees or tolls and you have valid car insurance.
Emissions testing and standards
Older heavy diesel vehicles need to pass an emissions test before you can renew their registration and licence plates, or register the vehicle to a new owner.
Driver records
Driver’s licence check
Check the status of an Ontario driver’s licence for free.
Accessible Parking Permits (APP)
Towing and vehicle storage
Highway traveller information
Ontario 511
See road closures, collisions, traffic and construction on Ontario’s highways.
View traffic on one of 600+ cameras across Ontario.
You can also find High Occupancy Vehicle and High Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) lanes and carpool lots.
Ontario 511 mobile app
Get the new 511 app. If you are a truck driver, you can use it to get information you need while delivering goods across the province.
Download the app for free from App Store and Google Play.
Other ways to access 511
Follow us on Twitter at @511Ontario or our regional accounts.
Dial
1-866-929-4257 for callers outside Ontario
Contact us
Ministry of Transportation
Moving people and goods safely, efficiently and sustainably across Ontario to improve quality of life and support a globally competitive economy.
ServiceOntario
We help you get your driver’s licence, licence plates, health card, Ontario Photo Card, birth certificate, and other vital documents and services provided by the Government of Ontario.
Ministry of Infrastructure
Building Ontario through critical infrastructure projects that help grow the economy, deliver better services, make commutes easier and create complete communities.