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Retired FDO said:When my wife and I were posted to Toronto we had to change our driver's licence from NS to Ontario. Not a big deal right? Wrong. It says you need to have a "Government issued ID" What better than the CF ID. Apparently not good enough, never mind the fact that we were in uniform when we went in. The reason was that the Ontario DL was supposed to hold a higher level of security so it can be used to cross the border into the US, CF ID and a Secret Clearance didn't do it. Oh did I mention I had my NS DL as well? Yeah again, not good enough!! So we went home and got our passports (can't fake them right?) And back we went. They then asked if ever had a DL in Ontario before. Because both of us lived in Ontario before we got married and moved to NS they asked we said yes. Why lie you only get in trouble. So they did a check and and I got mine no problem. My wife, because she wasn't married before we moved to NS had hers in her maiden name. They then needed proof of name change. Apparently the CF ID, Passport, NS DL weren't good enough to prove that she had a new last name (for over 20 years I might add) So off she went to get our marriage licence. She was told it wasn't good enough and she would have to go to the courts and get a legal name change. The fact that across the top of the paper, with provincial coat of arms said "Certificate of Marriage from the Province of Ontario"
LOL. I think I posted this last summer.
Same old stuff and same old "you need to have these things." By the way, my scenario differed in that when they asked had I previously had an Ontario Drivers Licence - I too said yes, "I've had ODLs twice previously, the first when I lived at address, Petawawa, On from Day X to Day Y and the 2nd when I lived at address Belleville, ON from Day X to Day Y. Now, this was without seeing their screen or anything, but I rattled them off. "Oh, there they are says he. What was your postal code in belleville?" I rattled it off. His further response, "Oh well, I know it is you, but the system does not show you having that licence under the same name as your birth certificate - they do NOt match!!"
I know, says I. I was married then. Here's my birth certificate (I had the "official" government issued one) and my passport and my military ID again. See how my passport matches with both pieces of those identifications? "Oh, that does not matter, because we do not show you as previously having had an ODL under your maiden name, you either need to apply for the legal name change (for a fee of XXX $ of course to the Provincial coffers) or apply for the "New Official Provincial copy of your Marriage Certificate" (for a fee of XXX $ of course to the provincial coffers). Apparently, only the computer generated versions of marriage certificates are "unfake" enough now. My copy with the original signatures, serial numbers etc wasn't worth squat.
Because my NB licence was going to be expiring ... and because the Licence Bureau here ended up on strike for months (going on strike a couple days after my first visit to them) ... I contacted the Ontario Ministry of Transport to ask 'WTF is going on with the runaround?
Apparently, it was simply an 'error' on the Drivers Licence Bureau`s part ... the passport (but not the CF id) should have sufficed. So, I had to drive all the way in Toronto to the main office where 'emergencies' could still be handled during the strike. The nice lady there asked me the same questions about previous ON licences to which I again said `yes`. Oh, you match ... and here`s your new licence 45 seconds later. She didn`t even ask for the damn passport.
Oh yeah, just so you know ... it`s a contractor doing this on behalf of the Ontario Provincial Government now, they weren`t provincial employees that you were dealing with.
http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/ExchangeReciprocal.aspx
Exchanging a Reciprocal Licence
Applies to Drivers from the Following Jurisdictions:
Canadian provinces and territories;
Canadian Forces Europe;
United States (applicants from Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Vermont must provide a driving abstract dated within 6 months);
Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Germany, Isle of Man, Japan, Korea, and Switzerland.
PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants requesting an exchange with a driver's licence issued by a Canadian or U.S. jurisdiction are now required to provide documentation to satisfy all three (3) identification requirements2. Driver licences issued by a Canadian or U.S. jurisdiction are only acceptable for signature purposes. However, a Canadian or U.S driver licence may still be presented as proof of driving experience and must be surrendered at time of application.
If your driver’s license is not in English or French, it must be accompanied by a written translation from a qualified translator. Please refer to the "Qualifications of Interpreters and Translators" page for information on the Ministry’s requirements for qualified interpreters and translators.
Applicants from Australia, France, Isle of Man, Japan or Korea must present the following documents:
Australia, France and Isle of Man – Driving abstract dated within 6 months preceding the date of application for an Ontario Driver’s Licence
Japan - Certificate from Japanese Consulate
Korea - Letter of Confirmation from Korean Consulate or Korean Transport Authority (National Police Agency of the Republic of Korea)
Japanese Licences are not required to be surrendered.
If you have an existing driver licensing record in Ontario and the name on your current driver’s license does not match your record in Ontario, you are required to provide a supporting document (e.g. Marriage License, Change of Name Certificate) in order to link your records before you can do an exchange of license.
For acceptable Identification , please refer to the section on "How to Apply for a Driver’s License in Ontario".
2 Proof of legal name, date of birth (must state the day, month and year of birth), and signature
I'll note that I 'met' their yellow bit. :
How to Apply for a Driver’s License in Ontario