Senior Driver’s Licence Renewals

1. Receive a renewal notice.
Before your licence expiry date, you will receive the following in the mail:

• a renewal application form
• a letter explaining the steps required to renew

The letter and renewal application form will arrive up to 90 days before your licence expires.

2. Watch the educational video.
Before renewing your licence:

• watch the senior driver education video
• review the Official Ministry of Transportation Driver’s Handbook and/or the Official Ministry of Transportation Motorcycle Handbook, also available in print format at various retailers

3. Book an appointment.
Once you receive your renewal application form and letter in the mail, after February 3, 2025, you can complete your renewal requirements at select ServiceOntario centres. By the end of Spring 2025, this service will be available at all ServiceOntario locations. To book the appointment:

• call 1-800-396-4233 (toll free) or 416-235-3579 (in the Greater Toronto area)
• provide your driver’s licence number
• tell us about any language barriers
• tell us if you require accommodations such as a sign-language interpreter

4. Attend your renewal appointment.
What to bring:

• your driver’s licence (or temporary driver’s licence)
• the licence renewal application, if available
• corrective eyeglasses or contact lenses you use for driving as well as any used for reading
• hearing aids, if needed

At the appointment, you will need to:

• complete a vision assessment
• complete a 5-minute cognitive screening exercise

After the appointment, you may need to complete one or more of the following:

• renew your driver’s licence by paying a $36 renewal fee at ServiceOntario
• before renewing, you may also be asked to complete one or more of the following:

• pass a road test
• follow up with your doctor and submit medical information
• provide additional vision information from a doctor or optometrist

This will depend on how well you performed on the assessment and screening exercise.

If additional medical information is required, you will be notified by mail.

If you are unsuccessful with the cognitive screening exercises, you may have to follow up with your physician or take a road test. If you need to see your physician, you will receive a letter in the mail. It will outline the medical information required and a timeframe to submit it to MTO’s Driver Medical Review office. If a road test is required, you will be contacted by DriveTest to book an appointment. When you arrive at the DriveTest Centre, you must provide your current driver’s licence and the renewal form you received in the mail. All DriveTest Centres are accessible with dedicated parking, railings, ramps, etc. If you are unsuccessful, you may take the road test again and your driver’s licence may revert to a Class G1 or M1 until you are successful. For that reason, bring a fully licensed driver with over four years of experience with you on the day of your road test.

5. Receive a new licence card.

After you complete the renewal requirements you may renew your licence online or if necessary, by visiting a ServiceOntario centre. If you renew your driver’s licence at a ServiceOntario centre, you may to need to bring original identification that shows your legal name and date of birth if your licence has already expired.

Find a ServiceOntario centre near you

1. Get a renewal notice in the mail (if the address that MTO has for you is up to date).
   Your package will include a renewal form and instructions on what to do to renew.
   • Renewing your driver’s licence with a (Z) endorsement on or after September 1, 2023, you must complete the air brake learning module online before going to a DriveTest Centre to renew. Learn more about how to renew.
2. Visit a DriveTest Centre (or ServiceOntario office if no tests are required).
   Bring your renewal form, your current licence, corrective lenses, medical examination report (if it’s due), and money to pay the renewal fee(s).
3. Take a vision test.
   Class A, B, C, E, and F drivers between the ages of 65 and 79 require a vision test every year. At age 80, Class D drivers must take a vision test every year. A trained customer service agent will administer the test. Be sure to bring any corrective lenses that you use while driving. If you are unsuccessful with the vision test, you may be required to take a visual functions report form to your eye doctor.
4. Take a knowledge test, if you’re due for one.
   If you’re aged 65 to 79 and have a clean driving record, you must take a knowledge test every five years. If you are aged 80 and older, you must take a knowledge test every year. You may be asked to take a knowledge test if you have been in an accident, have a moving violation conviction, or have accumulated demerit points. Ontario’s official handbooks are great resources. The operator’s manual for the vehicle(s) you intend to drive is also useful for your test(s).
5. Submit your medical examination report form, if it’s due.
   Class A, B, C, D, E, and F drivers aged 65 to 79 must submit a medical report annually.
6. Take a road test, if you’re due for one.
   If you are a commercial driver over age 80, you must take a road test every year. You may be asked to take a road test if you have been in an accident, have a moving violation conviction, and/or have accumulated demerit points.
7. Pay any applicable renewal fees.
   Fees will vary based on the renewal steps required. Fees are set by MTO and are subject to change. Fees can be paid by cash, credit card (VISA or MasterCard), debit card, certified business cheque, certified personal cheque, bank draft or money order (each made payable to Serco Canada Inc.), or traveller’s cheque (Canadian or American).
8. Obtain your temporary driver’s licence.
   A customer service agent at the DriveTest Centre will give you a temporary driver’s licence that is valid for 90 days. If you do not receive your official driver’s licence (plastic photo card) before the expiry date on your temporary driver’s licence, please visit a ServiceOntario office for an extension.