How to apply for an Ontario licence or registration — and autofill 045-06538 with my-id.ca
Apply for a new, reinstated, or renewed licence without retyping business details
Businesses and professionals applying for Ontario licences or registrations repeat legal name, business address, authorized contact information, and licence identifiers on every new, reinstatement, or renewal 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: Consumer protection — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Licence or Registration New, Reinstatement or Renewal — 045-06538
What this form is about
Form 045-06538 is the Application for Licence or Registration — New, Reinstatement or Renewal — confirm which regulator and program apply on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Business legal name and operating address.
- Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
- Licence or registration type you are applying for.
- Supporting documents listed for your licence category — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your business name, address, and contact details 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
- Does one form cover every licence type?
- No — confirm which regulator and supplemental forms apply to your licence category on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills business name, address, and contact details.
- How does 045-06538 relate to 045-06538einfo?
- The einfo document lists requirements for completing the application — read it before filing.
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.