r/ontario • • 4h ago

Question Buying a car in Ontario and registering in Quebec

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I’m graduating in electrical engineering next year and I’m looking to buy a used 2017-2018 Acura TLX 2.4L Tech Package FWD (120000km+) (13-15k CAD) for work. Someone close to me has the same car brand and I really like it, and I have enough money from my student line of credit + 3 internships to cover it. I found a lot of good deals in Ontario, but I can’t find many resources on the process of buying a used car from a dealership in Ontario and then registering it in Quebec. Is there anything I need to know? Like what should I tell the dealer? Right now my plan is to negotiate online, book a ticket for 120-140 to go to Ontario, do inspection then drive the car back, then register it with the SAAQ, do the safety inspection etc. Is there anything else I can do to save time and money and avoid problems?


r/ontario • • 9h ago

Question Therapist Recommendations

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Hello, wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a therapist who does online work that is eligible for insurance in Ontario. Ideally looking for someone who does psychodynamic therapy and/or specializes in therapy for relationship issues (NOT couples therapy). Thanks!!


r/ontario • • 8h ago

Discussion Off road use vehicle/ DIY side by side

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I have an old Suzuki sidekick currently has no plates as it was a parts vehicle. I’m wanting to turn it into a DIY side by side/UTV to use mainly on my farm but would also like to use it on some crown land connected by some old logging roads.

Wondering if anyone knows of a way I can get a UTV plate for this vehicle so it’s somewhat legal?

I’ve heard of registering it as a homemade vehicle but that technically requires the vehicle to be completely homemade not something that was modified out of an existing on road vehicle.

Let me know.


r/ontario • • 7h ago

Question Car insurance

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Got a ticket for not having my driver’s licence on me because I forgot my wallet. I had all my other documents. Will my insurance go up because of this?


r/ontario • • 12h ago

Question help with ohip renewal

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Hoping someone here has been through this, because I'm losing my mind and feeling hopeless

My Ontario health card expires on November 1. I'm in Ottawa. I became a citizen recently and they took my PR card when that happened, so I lost the main piece of ID I had. I don't have a driver's licence or an Ontario photo card either.

ServiceOntario says you need three originals to renew: proof of citizenship, proof of residency, and proof of identity with your name and signature on it. Here's where I'm at:

  • Citizenship: I only got an e-certificate online, no paper copy. I can print it from my IRCC account, but Ontario's page only mentions "paper document or card" so I don't know if they'll take a printout.
  • Identity: this is the problem. The health card itself doesn't count as ID for renewing the health card. None of my credit cards have a signature strip (the one card that does is a debit card, which isn't accepted). I have an expired foreign passport, which I think might count since the list just says "passport (Canadian or foreign)", but I can't tell if expired is okay.

I also went down a rabbit hole trying to get an Ontario photo card first, which needs a guarantor form that only certain professions can sign, and that has nothing to do with what I actually need. So that was a waste.

Questions for anyone who's done this:

  1. Has ServiceOntario accepted a printed IRCC e-certificate as proof of citizenship?
  2. Did they accept an expired foreign passport as identity?
  3. Do they take walk-ins in Ottawa, or do I need to book? Any location you'd recommend?
  4. What did you do about the gap if your card expired before the new one showed up?

I'm planning to call them Monday, but I'd love to hear real experiences first. Thanks in advance.