Renew an expired driver’s licence

Find out if you’re still eligible to renew your driver’s licence online, or if you need to visit a DriveTest or ServiceOntario centre.

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What you need to know before you renew

You may be eligible to renew online if your driver’s licence is expired or cancelled.

We have reinstated renewal requirements for driver, vehicle and carrier products and services that expired on or after March 1, 2020. Most products were valid until February 28, 2022 and must now be renewed. Novice licence holders (class G1, G2, M1 or M2) have until December 31, 2022 to complete testing to maintain or upgrade their licence. Please visit ontario.ca/RenewalDeadlines for more information on impacted products and deadlines.

Licences that expired on or after March 1, 2020, may be eligible to be renewed online.

If your driver’s licence was expired or cancelled before March 1, 2020, you cannot renew online. Instead you must:

• visit a DriveTest centre or book an appointment at ServiceOntario Bay and College (Toronto)
• bring original identification that shows your legal name, date of birth and your signature
• pass any required tests such as vision, written or road tests
• pay a $90 fee, plus the cost for any tests you may have to take

In Ontario, you need to renew your driver’s licence card usually every 5 years. You may receive a renewal notice in the mail or by email about 2 or 3 months before your licence expires. It is illegal to drive with an expired, cancelled or suspended driver’s licence.

You can sign up for digital reminders to receive your renewal notices by email or text.

Tests you may have to take

If you have a full driver’s licence (class G or GM) that has been expired or cancelled for more than 1 year, you must pass some tests before you can renew. If your licence has been expired or cancelled for:

1-3 years

You must take a vision test for your eyes.

3-10 years

• a vision test for your eyes
• a written knowledge test
• two road tests (G1 and G2)

• book your first road test as soon as you pass your written and eye tests
• book your G2 road test, as soon as you pass your G1 road test

Note: If your licence has been expired for more than 10 years, you must re-apply as a new driver and cannot fast-track. You must serve all mandatory waiting periods.

If you don’t pass your vision test

You will get a form to take to your own eye doctor. You will need to take another test there.

Once it is completed, bring it back to the DriveTest centre to continue with the renewal process.

Cost and delivery

Cost

• Driver’s licence renewal: $90
• Vision test: $0.00

Visit DriveTest for information about written and road test fees.

Delivery

Your new driver’s licence will arrive by mail in 4-6 weeks.

Expired learners licence

Once your G1, G2, M1, M2 or M2 with L condition licence expires, you cannot renew it.

If you book a road test prior to your expiry date, you may be able to get an extension until your road test date.

Contact a DriveTest centre for more information.