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O. Reg. 225/11: GENERAL

filed June 8, 2011 under Photo Card Act, 2008, S.O. 2008, c. 17

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ontario regulation 225/11

made under the

Photo card act, 2008

Made: May 17, 2011
Filed: June 8, 2011
Published on e-Laws: June 10, 2011
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 25, 2011

Amending O. Reg. 176/09

(General)

1. Sections 2 to 14 of Ontario Regulation 176/09 are revoked and the following substituted:

Renewal

2. A provision of this Regulation that governs the issuance of a photo card also governs an application for its renewal.

All Photo Cards

Specified time, form and manner

3. Where an individual is required to submit information or documents to the Minister or Ministry, or to do any other thing in connection with the issuance, renewal or cancellation of a photo card, the information or document shall be submitted or the thing done, as the case may be, in the form and manner and within the time specified by the Minister, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation.

Minister may require information, documents

4. (1) The Minister may require that an applicant for or the holder of a photo card submit such information and documents as may be required to satisfy the Minister that a photo card may be issued or retained, and that the information shown on an application or on the card is correct.

(2) The Minister may notify a holder of a photo card of a requirement under subsection (1) by any means, including by mailing a notice to the latest address for the person appearing on the records of the Ministry, in which case the notice is deemed to have been received on the seventh day after it was mailed.

(3) A person who is notified under subsection (2) shall submit the information and documents within the time specified by the Minister in the notice.

(4) The Minister may retain any documents submitted by an applicant for or a holder of a photo card for as long as may be required to make a decision in respect of the photo card.

(5) The Minister may retain a record of all information and copies of all documents submitted by an applicant for or a holder of a photo card.

Refusal to issue or renew photo card

5. The Minister shall not issue or renew a photo card if the applicant for issuance or renewal does not meet the requirements of the Act or of this Regulation.

Requirements

6. (1) An applicant for a photo card shall be at least 16 years of age.

(2) An applicant for a photo card shall pay the required fee.

(3) An applicant for a photo card shall not be the holder of any of the following issued by another province or a territory of Canada, by a state of the United States of America or by any other jurisdiction:

1. A driver’s licence.

2. A photo card.

3. An identification card that is similar to a photo card.

Cancellation

7. (1) The Minister may cancel a photo card upon the request of the holder.

(2) Where a photo card appears to contain a defect, error or inaccuracy, the Minister may cancel the photo card and issue a replacement card to the holder without requiring any application by the holder.

(3) The Minister shall cancel a photo card if the holder ceases to meet the requirements of the Act or of this Regulation.

(4) Notice of cancellation of a photo card may be mailed to the holder of the photo card at his or her latest address appearing on the records of the Ministry and is deemed to have been received on the seventh day after it was mailed.

Period of validity of photo card

8. A photo card shall remain valid only for the period covered by the fee that is required to be paid in respect of the photo card.

Change of information

9. The holder of a photo card shall notify the Ministry within six days after any change to his or her name or address or to any other information that appears on the photo card.

Additional information displayed on card

10. A photo card may display the holder’s address, date of birth, signature, sex and height.

Enhanced and Combined Photo Cards

Requirements

11. (1) An applicant for or the holder of an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card must satisfy the Minister that he or she is not under any legal restriction that prevents him or her from travelling outside Canada.

(2) The Minister may require an applicant for or the holder of an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card to attend at an interview with an official of the Ministry or other specified person to satisfy the Minister that he or she meets all the requirements for the issuance or renewal of the photo card.

Card lost or stolen, etc.

12. (1) A holder of an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card shall notify the Ministry forthwith upon discovering that his or her photo card has been lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged.

(2) Where the Minister is satisfied that the holder’s photo card has been lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged and that the holder continues to meet the requirements for an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card, the Minister may issue a replacement card to the holder.

Loss of citizenship or right to travel

13. (1) A holder of an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card shall notify the Ministry within six days after he or she ceases to be a Canadian citizen or comes under a legal restriction that prevents him or her from travelling outside Canada.

(2) The notice must be given by mail or by the holder attending in person at an office that is designated by the Ministry as a place where such notice may be given.

(3) The holder shall return his or her photo card to the Ministry together with the notice.

(4) Upon being satisfied that the holder will cease to be or has ceased to be a Canadian citizen or will come or has come under a legal restriction that prevents him or her from travelling outside Canada, the Minister shall cancel the holder’s enhanced photo card or combined photo card.

Return of photo card

14. The holder of an enhanced photo card or a combined photo card that has been cancelled shall, unless subsection 13 (3) applies, return his or her photo card to the Ministry by mail or by attending in person at an office that is designated by the Ministry as a place where photo cards may be returned, within seven days after the date of receipt or deemed receipt, as the case may be, of the notice of cancellation.

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 17, 2011 and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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