In an effort to reduce in person visits to Service Ontario, the Government has announced that they will be extending Validation Periods for Driver, Vehicle and Carrier Products, Services and Health Cards
These new regulations include extensions for driver licences, licence plate validation, Ontario Photo Cards, and Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration certificates, among others. Expiring and expired health cards will continue to provide access to health services.
The Ministry of Transportation is also automatically extending the due dates for medical or vision reports, which both reduces the need for in-person visits, but also ensures that patients do not need to visit their doctors, helping the health system to focus on containing COVID-19.
Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott stated "We have a responsibility to Ontarians to ensure that we take every possible step to enable social distancing and stop the spread of COVID-19. By implementing these additional measures, Ontarians can avoid putting themselves at risk and will continue to have access to the services that they need, when they need them."
This extension will be in place until the current situation improves.
"We urge our customers not to visit a ServiceOntario centre unless absolutely necessary," said Lisa Thompson, Minister of Government and Consumer Services. "We encourage people to complete transactions online or use the extended validation period, and to follow the advice of our medical professions and stay at home."
More than 40 services are already available online – please visit ServiceOntario.ca/services for more detail.
These new regulations include extensions for driver licences, licence plate validation, Ontario Photo Cards, and Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration certificates, among others. Expiring and expired health cards will continue to provide access to health services.
The Ministry of Transportation is also automatically extending the due dates for medical or vision reports, which both reduces the need for in-person visits, but also ensures that patients do not need to visit their doctors, helping the health system to focus on containing COVID-19.
Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott stated "We have a responsibility to Ontarians to ensure that we take every possible step to enable social distancing and stop the spread of COVID-19. By implementing these additional measures, Ontarians can avoid putting themselves at risk and will continue to have access to the services that they need, when they need them."
This extension will be in place until the current situation improves.
"We urge our customers not to visit a ServiceOntario centre unless absolutely necessary," said Lisa Thompson, Minister of Government and Consumer Services. "We encourage people to complete transactions online or use the extended validation period, and to follow the advice of our medical professions and stay at home."
More than 40 services are already available online – please visit ServiceOntario.ca/services for more detail.
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