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    Driving licence application

    So, may wife has her driving licence and an attestation from the seiss embassy. Next week we go to drivetest and see if she can exchange her driving licence for an ontario one. I'll post after we have been. N
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    Driving licence application

    So, latest update. Service ontario referred me to the website mentioned earlier in this link and gave me a number to call if it wasn't clear. However, I was at deivetest on Thursday and explained my wife's situation. The person I spoke to didn't see an issue in my wife swapping her seisd...
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    Car insuance in ontario as a newcomer

    I have 24 years provable no claims from europe but every broker I spoke to told me that no claims from outside north America wasn't accepted so I started like a 25 year old on zero no claims and the quotes were all over 4,000 CAD. Cooperators.ca has a special deal this year and will accept no...
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    Driving licence application

    My experience in ontario has been varied. Most insurance companies that I asked refused outright. I'm now with cooperators ca and they'll put my wife on the policy for 6 months with her international driving licrnce.
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    Driving licence application

    I just exchanged my Swiss driving licence for an ontario one even though I'm not Swiss. All I needed was a translation / attestation from the Swiss consulate in Montreal.
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    Driving licence application

    I asked my insurance broker and he's of the same opinion. So we'll use that for emergencies. Thanks
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    Driving licence application

    She's here and has been driving on her swiss licence for 6 weeks but I can't add her to my car insurance until she has a canadian licence. The link you posted has alink to valid ID that a foreigner needs to bring and they all seem to be canadian permits or authorizations. I'll drop into my local...
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    Driving licence application

    Thanks for the info. In the article is a link to the valid identity documents they will accept and they all seem to be for Canadians or foreigners with residency rights / authorizations. I'm at drivetest next week to exchange mine and I'll ask them...
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    Driving licence application

    My wife just arrived as a tourist and I'm sponsoring her for PR. Before I can put her on my car insurance she needs to swap her driving licence to am ontario one. Does she have to wait until she has her PR, around 1 year, or is the letter from ircc saying she is eligible enough like ohip