How to change your Ontario security guard or private investigator licence type — and autofill the application with my-id.ca
Change your security guard or PI licence type without retyping your details
If you hold an Ontario security guard or private investigator licence and need to change the licence type, the application repeats your name, address, and licence details. 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 guards and private investigators — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application to Change Licence Type for Individual Security Guard and/or Private Investigator Licence — 026-0188
What this form is about
This application lets an existing licensee change their licence type — for example, from security guard to private investigator or vice versa, or to hold both. Confirm eligible licence types and fees on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your existing licence number and expiry date.
- The licence type you are requesting.
- Any supporting documents required for the change (confirm on ontario.ca).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your 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
- Who can change their licence type?
- Existing Ontario security guard or private investigator licensees who want to change or add a licence type. Confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and contact details so you can focus on the licence change specifics.
- Does my-id.ca process the change?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit the application through the official licensing process.
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.