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Acceptable ID

 

If you are filing as an individual registrant, you must present original acceptable identification showing your name, qualifying Ontario address and signature. This can be one piece of ID or a combination of two pieces of ID.

 


One piece of ID showing name, qualifying Ontario address and signature:

  • Ontario driver’s licence
  • Ontario Health Card (photo card with address)
  • Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
  • Cancelled personalized cheque
  • Mortgage, lease or rental agreement
  • Insurance policy
  • Loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
  • Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
  • Any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
  • Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

OR

Two pieces of ID:

First piece of ID showing name and signature:

    • Ontario driver’s licence
    • Ontario Health Card
    • Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
    • Canadian passport
    • Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
    • Certificate of Indian Status
    • Veterans Affairs Canada Health Card
    • Social Insurance Number Card
    • Old Age Security Card
    • Credit card
    • Debit card
    • Employee Identification card
    • Student Identification card issued by a post-secondary institution
    • Union Identification card or professional licence card
    • Cancelled personalized cheque
    • Mortgage, lease or rental agreement for property in Ontario
    • Insurance policy
    • Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
    • Any other document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
    • Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

Second piece of ID showing name and qualifying Ontario address:

    • Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
    • Income tax assessment notice
    • Child Tax Benefit Statement
    • Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
    • Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
    • Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P)
    • Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions
    • Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Works
    • Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007
    • Property tax assessment
    • Insurance statement
    • Mortgage, lease or rental statement for property in Ontario
    • Credit card, bank account, RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement
    • CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization which provides services to persons with disabilities
    • Hospital card or record
    • Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
    • Utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission
    • Cheque stub, T4 or pay receipt issued by an employer
    • Transcript or report card from a post-secondary school
    • Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
    • Any other document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
    • Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

If you are filing as an agent of an individual registrant, or, as the official representative of a corporation or trade union registrant, you must present original acceptable identification showing your name and signature.

  • Any of the documentation listed above showing name and signature
  • Any piece of government-issued identification showing name and signature
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