How to change sole proprietorship security agency licence type — and autofill on00617 with my-id.ca
Switch sole proprietor agency licence types without retyping owner particulars
Sole proprietor agency owners repeat legal name, business address, licence number, and contact information on every Change of Licence Type Application for Security Guard and/or Private Investigator Agency Licence for Sole Proprietorship. 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: Security guard or private investigator licence for an agency sole proprietorship — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Change of Licence Type Application Form for Security Guard and/or Private Investigator Agency Licence - Sole Proprietorship — on00617
What this form is about
Form on00617 changes the licence type on an existing sole proprietorship security agency licence — confirm eligible types on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Owner legal name and business address.
- Current licence number and licence type.
- Requested licence type (guard, investigator, or both).
- Contact details — confirm supporting documents on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your owner name, business 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
- What licence types can agencies hold?
- Security guard, private investigator, or both — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills owner name, business address, and contact details.
- How does this relate to form 026-0188?
- 026-0188 is for individual licensees; on00617 is for agency sole proprietors.
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.