How to register for a tobacco retail dealer's permit — and autofill 013-1963 with my-id.ca
Obtain a tobacco retail permit without retyping business details
Retailers registering to sell tobacco products repeat business legal name, business number, store address, and owner contact information on every Ministry of Finance permit application. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Tobacco tax licences and permits — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Tobacco Retail Dealer's Permit — 013-1963
What this form is about
Form 013-1963 is the Application for Tobacco Retail Dealer's Permit under the Tobacco Tax Act — retailers need a valid permit for each location selling tobacco to consumers — confirm rules on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Business legal name and business number.
- Retail store address and mailing address.
- Business type and ownership structure.
- Authorized signatory name and contact details.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your business name, address, and business number in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who needs form 013-1963?
- Retailers selling tobacco to consumers who are not deemed to hold a permit under another program — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills business name, address, and business number.
- Where do I buy tobacco inventory?
- Retailers must purchase only from Ontario-registered tobacco wholesalers — confirm on ontario.ca.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.