Ontario Vehicle Ownership Registration
Vehicle Ownership Ontario: Vehicle Registration or Vehicle Ownership (green paper) is used when selling a car in Ontario and to transfer ownership from seller to buyer. Buyer upon payment should expect to receive original registration paper (photocopies are not accepted) completed with required information and signed by seller. It looks complicated but is quite easy.
Lost vehicle ownership registration can be replaced at Ministry of Transportation locations.
Vehicle Ownership Ontario: Part one
If you need to sell a car, ownership transfer is most important and needs to be treated carefully. Front of vehicle registration contains your personal information, your vehicle information and plate number. It contains driver license number, address, vehicle Vin number, vehicle brand/model/year and vehicle plate number.
Ontario vehicle registration (Ownership) is divided in two parts:
Looking at the back of ownership document (image above): Portion on the left of vehicle registration document is ownership registration of your plates. Portion on the right is ownership registration of your car.
When you sell a car in Ontario you keep ownership plate portion of vehicle registration paper (Ownership). Plates are your property and might be needed latter on. Image below shows plate portion of vehicle ownership document.
Vehicle ownership registration and plate ownership registration are two different things in Ontario. While you might sell your car and transfer ownership of vehicle to someone else, plates will remain registered under your name. You are under no obligation to return your car plates and can keep them for your own records. If you buy another car, you can reuse your old plates.
Vehicle Ownership Ontario: Part Two
Right side of ownership document is your Ontario car ownership registration which has to be completed with required information by buyer and seller to conclude a vehicle sale (names, address, signatures, driver license number…etc). It is self explanatory and easy to understand.
When selling a car in Ontario you should obtain personal buyer information. Information on drivers license will be necessary to complete vehicle ownership requirements.
(If you are looking for a fast and safe solution to sell your car, more here on “How to Sell Your Car Fast” in Ontario)
How to Complete Vehicle Ownership Ontario
Starting from top to bottom, image above:
1) Full name of buyer as per his/hers drivers license.
2) Complete address of buyer including current street name and number, postal code, city and province.
3) Current vehicle odometer in Kilometers Only. If vehicle is in mileage, then do calculation in kilometers. One mile is equal to 1.6 km.
4) Date.
5) Signature of Seller.
6) Buyers driver License number.
7) Buyers birthday date as per driver’s license.
8) Buyers sex.
9) Plates. Yes or No.
Yes, if you want to add new plates to vehicle when you buy a car. You need to provide safety certification and insurance to register plates on a car in Ontario. Safety Certification Ontario.
No, if you are buying a car without safety certification or insurance. In this case, you can buy the car and transfer vehicle ownership under your name unplated. Vehicle can not be driven until you provide safety certification and insurance. However, you can get temporary plates for 2 weeks but you still need insurance for temporary plates.
10) Date.
11) Signature of Buyer.
Ontario ownership document costs $32 and new plates cost $59. Buyers has 6 days to transfer vehicle ownership under their name after a sale.
However bear in mind, until buyer completes vehicle ownership transfer, vehicle will remain in sellers name and his responsibility. To avoid any trouble or mishap, its safer for buyer and seller to go together at a Ministry of transportation location and transfer vehicle ownership. In this way, sale will be concluded safely for both parties.
Things to check if you are in the market for a used car:
– How to Negotiate When Buying a Used Car
– What to Check When Buying a Used Car
(If you are also looking for a fast and easy solution to sell your car, more here on “How To Sell Your Car Fast In Ontario” )
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