Canadian Vehicle Registration
After I landed as PR, I went to a registry(same one where I applied for health card) , changed my license to Canadian.You have to do federal and provincial inspection for your vehicle. I paid around ~ 200 through RIV website for federal inspection. They will send u forms to ur email/address, which has to be taken to an authorized mechanic for inspection. Also from the registry, I got another form (paid around ~ 80 for it) for provincial inspection. The mechanic @ Canadian tire charged around 1100 bucks which included tire change(all four were worn out), wheel alignment and provincial inspection fees(~ 230). After the inspection, the mechanic gave me a pale green form. I took this to the registry along with Canadian vehicle insurance (~1660 for two for a year) and paid another ~ 80 CAD for the license plate. They gave me the plate immediately. Also you will get a sticker from RIV through mail after the vehicle has passed the federal inspection.
Were tires really so bad that you gotta replace those? or this also one of the gestures of Canadian government to boost Canadian economy by first inviting people to live then making something mandatory so that they keep spending money before even get into the apartment or house. So basically you had to invest almost 2000 dollars to get car in Alberta.
