How many days do new Ontario residents have to register their vehicles?
- 120 days
- 90 days
- 30 days ✓
- 60 days
Answer: C. 30 days
New Ontario residents have 30 days to register their vehicles.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's section on new residents says plainly that you get 30 days to register your vehicle in Ontario. Within that window you go to a ServiceOntario centre with a safety standards certificate, proof of insurance, any vehicle import forms if the vehicle came from another country, and the permit from where you used to live. The 60-day figure you may have seen elsewhere belongs to using an out-of-province driver's licence, not to vehicle registration.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 120 days — 120 days is far longer than the 30 days the handbook gives for registering a vehicle in Ontario.
- B. 90 days — 90 days does not appear in the handbook for vehicle registration; the new-resident limit is 30 days.
- D. 60 days — 60 days is the period a new resident may keep using an existing driver's licence, not the deadline for registering a vehicle.
Remember it
Keep the two clocks apart: the vehicle needs registering in 30 days, while your old licence is good for 60.