Can visitor visa holder exchange Ontario driver's license?

[tedey523]

Hi Guys,

I'm PR and my wife has a visitor visa, she has an expired US driver's license (expired within 12 months), she has over 5 years' driving experience in the US and has the driving record as well.

Can she exchange for an Ontario driver's license considering she is on a visitor visa?

Thanks!

 

[foodie69]

No, because applying to a provincial government Department of Transportation (or Division of Motor Vehicles, or equivalent) for a driver's licence requires that you have a permanent address in that province, which as a visitor you can't demonstrate that you have.

The usual proof of having a permanent address is a signed apartment lease, a deed or mortgage statement for a house or condo, or a utility bill or insurance statement with a local address.

 

[Naturgrl]

No, she is a visitor. She can apply for an International Driver’s Permit as a visitor but she needs a valid license.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/drive-ontario-visitors

 

[PMM]

Hi

No, she is a visitor. She can apply for an International Driver’s Permit as a visitor but she needs a valid license.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/drive-ontario-visitors

1. There is no such thing as an International Drivers Permit. The IDP is just a translation of your VALID national/state drivers license. You need a valid DL .

 

[Cassiano]

Hi Guys,

I'm PR and my wife has a visitor visa, she has an expired US driver's license (expired within 12 months), she has over 5 years' driving experience in the US and has the driving record as well.

Can she exchange for an Ontario driver's license considering she is on a visitor visa?

Thanks!

Nowhere in Canada,,,

 

[steaky]

Nowhere in Canada,,,

Except BC with a visitor record...

 

[Cassiano]

Except BC with a visitor record...

thanks
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/roadsafetybc/high-risk/without-valid-dl#:~:text=Visitors,your licence apply in B.C.