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The City of Greater Sudbury
One of the best places in Canada to
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The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is an authorized License Bureau Agent for ServiceOntario. Although the License Bureau is not staffed by ServiceOntario employees we are still required to adhere to ServiceOntario's stringent rules and regulations.

Where you can find us:

40 Elm St, Suite 3
Rainbow Centre Mall
Sudbury, ON
P3C 1S8
Phone: 705-674-4503
Fax: 705-673-2944

For your convenience...

• We are open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Monday to Friday
• Average wait time is 5 to 10 minutes
• Free parking in any Rainbow Centre parking lot
• Busy times - Fridays and end of month

Have questions? Call us at 674-4503

The office offers the following services:

1. Vehicle licence plates and validation stickers
2. Drivers' licence renewals
3. Replacements and reinstatements
4. Drivers abstracts & CVORs
5. Abstracts for proof of completion of driver education course
6. Vehicle ownership transfers
7. Temporary trip stickers
8. Special trip permits
9. Change of address
10. Personal name change on vehicle ownerships
11. Personal name change on drivers' licences
12. Payment of NSF's and defaulted parking fines
13. Payment of defaulted 407ETR tolls & administrative fees
14. Used vehicle information packages
15. Accessible parking permits

Renewing Vehicle Plates

What to bring:

• The renewal application or plate number
• Valid Insurance
• Accurate odometer reading
• Fee shown on renewal form

Tips:

• Please be reminded - sticker renewal is due on your birthday, not the end of month
• New in 2004 - Odometer information is mandatory
• New in 2005 - ServiceOntario will not allow us to accept personal cheques; so please bring either cash, a certified cheque, company cheque (with the company name & address printed on it), credit card or debit card

Renewing Driver's License

What to bring:

• Your Driver's License
• The fee indicated on renewal application
• Hats are NOT permitted in photographs

Temporary ("T") Validation (Replace Trip Permits)

• Allows a vehicle to be operated for a 10-day period (limit of 2 within 365 days)
• Bring your fit Ontario ownership, signed off from the previous owner and completed in the new owners name
• Valid Insurance
• Used vehicle information package or affidavit (if eligible for a family gift etc)
• Plate portion for plates you wish to attach or you may purchase a set for $20.00
• Vehicle must be transferred to the new owner, pay applicable tax, $15.00 for "T" validation and $20.00 if new plates are required
• Safety Standards Certificate is not yet required

Transferring a vehicle into your name

What to bring:

• Vehicle permit, with the application for transfer on the reverse completed
• Plate permit (if attaching your plate to vehicle)
• Used Vehicle Information Package
• Safety Standards Certificate (if vehicle to be registered as fit)
• Vehicle Emissions Pass Report, if living in Southern Ontario
• Identification
• Payment for retail sales tax, vehicle registration fees and, if required, new license plates
• Vehicles over 20 years old require an appraisal

Transferring a vehicle into your name, when the previous owner is deceased & the vehicle is to be received as a "gift"

What to bring:

• Vehicle Permit, with the application for transfer on the reverse completed
• Plate Permit (if attaching your plate to the vehicle)
• If using the vehicle's existing plates (only a spouse or an off-spring)
• Will have to complete a form for the plate transfer
• The plate sticker will be valid until the deceased's birthday at which time the new owner will renew the sticker to be valid until their own birthday
• Safety Standards Certificate (if transferred to someone other than the spouse)
• Vehicle Emissions Pass Report, if living in Southern Ontario
• Identification
• The Executor of the Will needs to sign off on the ownership
• Bring in a copy of the Will (if the person is named as the beneficiary and the vehicle is specifically identified)
• Will need to do an affidavit with the Executor present (if will is not presented naming individual as beneficiary and vehicle is not specified)
• Payment for vehicle registration fees and, if required, new license plates

Tips:

• New in 2005 - ServiceOntario will not allow us to accept personal cheques; so please bring either cash, a certified cheque, company cheque, credit card or debit card (Handbooks are cash only).

Other vehicle transactions include:

• Replacement - plates, validation sticker, vehicle permit
• Used Vehicle Information Package
• Changes to information on owner or vehicle
• Abstract without address
• Accessible parking permit
• Personalized plate orders
• Outstanding parking fines, Hwy 407 toll fees (if they have gone into default)
• Family gift affidavits for vehicle transfers
• Change vehicles from out of province to Ontario registration

Other Driver transactions include:

• Replacement driver's license
• Changes to license information
• Abstract without address
• Handbook sales (cash only)
• Instructor License renewal and replacement
• License downgrade (no test)
• Reinstatement (no test)
• Referrals
• Surrender License

Points of Contact