Driving and roads
Information about road conditions, driver’s licences, vehicle registration, emissions testing, and commercial vehicles.
Driver licensing
Licensed drivers
- Renew a licence that will expire soon or a licence that expired less than 1 year ago
- Pay defaulted fines and driver’s licence reinstatement
- Renew a licence that expired more than 1 year ago
- Renew your licence, if you are 80 years or older
- Change the personal information (name, address, etc.) that appears on your licence
- Replace a lost, stolen or damaged licence
- Medical review for Ontario drivers
Visitors, travellers, new residents
- Visiting Ontario: know what you need to drive here
- Travelling outside Ontario: renew your licence while you’re away
- Crossing U.S. border: if you’re going by road or water, get a NEXUS card to use instead of a passport
- Moving to Ontario: switch your licence for an Ontario driver’s licence
New drivers
- Get a G driver’s licence
(car, van or small truck) - Get a motorcycle licence
- Book or cancel a road test
- Driver’s handbook
- Driving schools
Truck and bus drivers
- Get a truck driver’s licence
(full Class A, restricted Class A and Class D) - Get a bus driver’s licence
(school bus, transit and ambulance) - Medical, Vision and hearing standards for commercial drivers
- Commercial vehicles
Penalized drivers
Driver records
Driver’s licence check
Check the status of an Ontario driver’s licence for free.
Vehicle registration
Renew a licence plate
Renew your licence plate online up to six months before it expires.
Emissions testing and standards
Older heavy diesel vehicles need to pass an emissions test before you can renew their registration and licence plates, or register the vehicle to a new owner.
Highway traveler information
Ontario 511
See road closures, collisions, traffic and construction on Ontario’s highways.
View traffic on one of 600+ cameras across Ontario.
You can also find High Occupancy Vehicle and High Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) lanes and carpool lots.
Ontario 511 mobile app
Get the new 511 app. If you are a truck driver, you can use it to get information you need while delivering goods across the province.
Download the app for free from App Store and Google Play.
Other ways to access 511
Follow us on Twitter at @511Ontario or our regional accounts.
Dial
1-866-471-8929 1-866-929-4257 for callers outside Ontario
Contact us
Ministry of Transportation
Oversees the safe, efficient and sustainable movement of people and goods throughout Ontario.
ServiceOntario
Driver licences, licence plates, health cards, birth certificates and other services provided by the Ontario Government.
Ministry of Infrastructure
Guides Ontario’s historic infrastructure plan and leads projects that strengthen our communities and economy, such as hospitals, schools, transit systems, roads and bridges.
