How to transfer or replace an Ontario licence plate — and autofill your details with my-id.ca
Transfer or replace a licence plate without retyping your details
Requesting a licence plate transfer or replacement in Ontario repeats your name, address, and driver's licence details. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official ServiceOntario source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page (transfer / new vehicle): Register a vehicle permit and licence plate — ontario.ca
- Service page (replacement — lost, stolen, damaged): Replace a lost, stolen or damaged licence plate — ontario.ca
What this form is about
A licence plate transfer moves a plate from one vehicle to another (typically when you buy a new vehicle). A replacement is issued when a plate is lost, stolen, or damaged.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your name, address, and driver's licence number.
- Current plate number and the vehicle permit for the receiving vehicle.
- Any police report reference if the plate was stolen.
Confirm required documents and any fees on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Store your personal details once. Save your name, address, and licence number in my-id.ca.
- Autofill the owner fields. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on the ServiceOntario portal, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Enter plate and vehicle details yourself.
- Complete the transaction at ServiceOntario.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Owner details appear across every plate transfer, replacement, and vehicle registration. Stored once in my-id.ca — in Canada, with no third-party AI — each form starts mostly filled.
Frequently asked questions
- When do I need to transfer a licence plate?
- When you sell a vehicle and move your plate to a new one, or when a plate is lost, stolen, or damaged. Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
- What information does the transfer or replacement ask for?
- Your name, address, driver's licence number, and vehicle details. my-id.ca can autofill your personal information.
- Does my-id.ca complete the transfer for me?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your personal details; you complete the transaction through ServiceOntario.
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.