Ontario certified driving record

Also called certified driver's abstract, certified 3-year driver record, certified driver record.

We check your details against ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation)’s own rules and pay its fee, so you are charged once. The result is posted by the ministry to the address you give, usually 21–30 days. Nothing is posted by you or by us: the ministry posts it to the name and address you give on the form, and it never passes through us.

$46.00 All in, one document
21–30 days Usually takes
Start an Ontario certified driving record What it shows

Before you order: This is the certified copy, with the ministry's seal. It is not instant: the ministry processes it within 15 business days and posts it by Canada Post to the name and address you give us. Nothing is emailed, and it does not pass through us. The record does not include the driver's address.

$46.00 in total

Full refund of our service fee any time before we submit to the agency.

What an Ontario certified driving record shows

Ministry of Transportation of Ontario’s own description, checked 2026-09-07. This is the certified copy, with the ministry's seal.

It includes

  • Driver identification details
  • Demerit point total
  • Active fine suspensions
  • Highway Traffic Act convictions from the past 3 years
  • Criminal Code of Canada convictions from the past 3 years
  • Suspensions and reinstatements from the past 3 years

It does not include

  • The driver's address
  • Ontario beginner driver education course completion
  • Expired medical suspensions

Who may order it, in the ministry’s words: “Anyone can order a 3-year driver record if they provide a driver's licence number.”

ServiceOntario’s own list of reasons people order one: to apply for a driver's licence in another province, territory or country; to confirm a driver's address in court.

Other Ontario records with a similar name

Each is described from Ministry of Transportation of Ontario’s own pages. Check which one you were asked for.

Three-year driver record, uncertified (emailed PDF)
The same record without the seal, emailed by the ministry as a PDF as soon as it is ordered. If nobody has asked you for a certified copy, it is the one to order. We order it as its own product: Ontario driver's abstract.

How to get an Ontario certified driving record

Here it takes one form and one charge. We check what you entered and file the order, and then:

  1. ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation)

    Issues the record

  2. Back to you

    ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation) posts the finished document to the address you gave it.

What is included

  • One payment, to us. You never enter card details on a government site.
  • We check what you enter against the published requirements before it is filed.
  • Nothing physical passes through us. The ministry posts the record to the address you gave; you post nothing, and neither do we.
  • If it is rejected for something fixable, we tell you plainly and resubmit once at no extra service fee.
  • If we get your request wrong or never file it, you get everything back, fee included.

Common questions

What is a certified Ontario driver's abstract?
It is the Ontario government's 3-year driver record, printed and sealed by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario so that a court or an official body can rely on it as the ministry's own copy. It contains the same information as the uncertified record; the seal is the difference, and it is also why it is posted rather than emailed.
Is this the certified copy with the ministry's seal?
Yes. This is the certified 3-year driver record, with Ministry of Transportation of Ontario's seal, posted by the ministry to the name and address you give on the order. If nobody has asked you for a certified copy, the uncertified record is emailed immediately and costs less.
What does an Ontario certified driver's abstract show?
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario describes the record as containing: Driver identification details; Demerit point total; Active fine suspensions; Highway Traffic Act convictions from the past 3 years; Criminal Code of Canada convictions from the past 3 years; Suspensions and reinstatements from the past 3 years. That is the ministry's own wording, checked on 2026-09-07.
What is not on it?
The ministry lists what an Ontario certified driver's abstract does not include: The driver's address; Ontario beginner driver education course completion; Expired medical suspensions. The missing address is the important one - a record that carries an address is a different product, and only the driver themselves or an authorised requestor under contract with the ministry may order it.
How far back does an Ontario certified driver's abstract go?
Three years. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario describes every dated item on it as covering the past 3 years, with the demerit point total beside them. Whoever asked you for the record decides how recent it must be.
How much does an Ontario certified driver's abstract cost?
$46.00 in total through us. That is the whole price: one charge, nothing added at checkout, no subscription and no renewal.
Is there a free Ontario certified driver's abstract?
No. ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation) charges a fee for this record. $46.00 is the whole of what you pay here.
Can I order an Ontario certified driver's abstract online?
Yes, the order is placed online: you order it here with your licence number, we file it with ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation) online, and the ministry posts it to the name and address you give on the order. Nothing is printed, signed or posted on your side.
How long does it take?
ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation) processes the order within 15 business days and then posts the record by Canada Post to the name and address you give on the order, so allow 21-30 days in all. We place the same online order the ministry offers everyone; nothing we do makes it faster, and we do not claim otherwise.
Do I have to be the driver to order this record?
ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation) states: "Anyone can order a 3-year driver record if they provide a driver's licence number." The ministry posts it to the name and address given on the order, and it never passes through us.
What do I need to order?
Four things: your Ontario driver's licence number; a name and Canadian mailing address for the envelope; an email address for your receipt and updates (the record itself is posted by the ministry, not emailed); and the province or state you live in. The address is passed to ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation)'s order form and nowhere else, and deleted with the licence number after the order closes. No date of birth. Your card details are entered on our payment processor's own page, never on ours. Fifteen characters, one letter then fourteen digits, shown on your licence as A1234-56789-01234. It is what the ministry uses to find the record.
What is an Ontario certified driving record used for?
ServiceOntario (Ministry of Transportation)'s own page lists the reasons people order one: to apply for a driver's licence in another province, territory or country; to confirm a driver's address in court. Whatever the reason, it is your record, ordered with your licence number and posted to you by the ministry.

Worth reading before you order: Certified vs uncertified Ontario driving record: the difference ; How to get a certified driver's abstract in Ontario, and what the seal changes .

Refunds

You can cancel for a full refund of our service fee at any time before we submit your request to the agency. No form, no questions. The government fee is not refundable by the agency once your request has been submitted.

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