You need to be in Canada to apply for a new DL. DL renewal is only available for application in person.
PR Card and Extension with 1.5 years left for RO
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The other question I'd have is: what do you need a Canadian DL for if you aren't returning to Canada?
If you are returning to Canada, then return first and then figure out the DL once safely inside. Otherwise, I don't quite understand why one would need it.
Because one can then use that DL as a primary piece of identification when applying for OHIP, and god knows what else . All while not living in the country /province
When I renewed my OHIP. I showed my recently renewed Ontario DL. This was a primary document. Then my Canadian birth certificate , then a credit card statement that had to be mailed to the same address as my Drivers License
That showed I maintained residency in the Province
Thanks. Now its clear, i therefore cannot renew it. It means that i ll have to do the exam again for G1. sad it tooks me two full months. sad.
But one returns late after DL expiration (pb of PR cards, not a will) he will loose the DL and will have to begin until the beginning i guess.
I don't think I understand what you are trying to find out.
I am not familiar with Ontario DL but most will still allow for renewal AFTER the expiry if it's within certain period of time and if you can explain why it wasn't renewed before the expiry.
Not sure about G1 policy. I think worry about coming in and not being flagged for not meeting RO first.
From https://drivetest.ca/licences/expired-licences-renewals/ if has been expired for less than three years, you can renew it without the written test (you do need a vision test if it's been more than 12 months but someone who can't pass that shouldn't be driving anyways).
And from the same, even if it's more than three years, you can at least take all the tests needed without the required waiting periods.
I suppose, at least in theory, in the absolute worst case, you could try to enter through the land border and then - if you make it through - renew the DL, and then leave again once you've received the renewed DL.
But - wouldn't it be easier to exchange your Canadian DL for one where you are currently living, and then exchange it back again once you make it back inside Canada?
Ah right, I forgot that OHIP can be renewed online. Of course a first time OHIP must be obtained in person as per https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-ohip-and-get-health-card but after that one might be able to get away with renewing online for a little while as per https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-card-renewal#section-9 (which notes that you have to renew in person if a new photo is required, and that this happens every five years, which seems to put a hard time limit on how long this could be abused).
Ah, when I first applied for OHIP (which was before I got my Ontario DL or a photo ID card) I had an employer specific work permit specific to Toronto (and brought that along with related docs), so I guess that's why I didn't need any other proof of address stuff. And the first time I renewed for OHIP, I already had my Ontario DL by then, so I was able to do it with just my PR card and my DL.
Hmm. I'm open to new evidence on this point, but atm I'm not too worried about someone working to get all this documentation and then claiming to live in Canada while they're outside of it. CBSA records (and if applicable, CBP records from the US - US records being shared with Canada under some kind of agreement) would show that the person left and didn't come back/wasn't present in Canada for the given time period, despite what some statements and plastic cards might indicate. (Unless the person was arguing that they crossed into Canada secretly outside of an official POE, but that would probably raise even bigger issues.)
No harm in trying. Odds are better than trying for a PRTD under H&C. Again, the sooner you can arrange to do this, the better.
I can't find it now but in I read on this forum that in some cases the CBSA officer will just ask you to report to IRCC instead of writing a report up themselves. (As you might imagine, a lot of folks agree and then promptly forget to do so.)
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