EMO said:
you are welcome... I will prefer the FRSC option anyway..... if they reject it I will post it here..... all the same, to whom shall such letter from FRSC be addressed to?
To the Ministry of transport in the province where you are headed to. My friend landed in Ontario so he got the FRSC to address it to the 'Ontario Department of Transport'. FRSC has doneit severally so once you ask for the letter they know who to address it to.
Also see the link below that breaks down all of the requirements for Ontario:
http://www.drivetest.ca/EN/licencing/Pages/Out-of-Country-Drivers.aspx
Under letter of Authentication it says
The Letter of Authentication:
•May be acquired from the Embassy, Consulate or High Commissioner’s Office representing the originating jurisdiction,
OR from the jurisdiction that originally issued the licence, validating the authenticity of the licence.
•Must be on the originator’s official letterhead paper.
•Must be dated no more than 6 months prior to application date.
•Must clearly state that it is certifying the duration of the applicant’s driving experience and that the licence to which it refers is valid – the licence cannot be expired or suspended.
•If not in English or French must be translated by a Ministry recognize translator.
I guess a lot of people use the embassy option becuase they are not aware they can obtain the letter from here before leaving. So when they get there are about to process it, they are told to reach out to the embassy for the authentication letter.