Ontario driving license short landing USA

[deadbird]

I plan to do a short landing and go back to the US for a couple of years. I read somewhere that one HAS to convert their US license to Ontario's within a certain number of months after landing. Is this true? Is it not possible to do a short landing and transfer your license after a year or two?

Thanks for your response.

 

[Bs65]

I plan to do a short landing and go back to the US for a couple of years. I read somewhere that one HAS to convert their US license to Ontario's within a certain number of months after landing. Is this true? Is it not possible to do a short landing and transfer your license after a year or two?

Thanks for your response.

as you are not establishing a residence you do not have to do anything. Once you come back and establish a residence you have 60 days to swap your licence for an Ontario one. https://www.ontario.ca/page/exchange-out-province-drivers-licence

 

[atzquebec]

as you are not establishing a residence you do not have to do anything. Once you come back and establish a residence you have 60 days to swap your licence for an Ontario one. https://www.ontario.ca/page/exchange-out-province-drivers-licence

But I was aware that the residence starts from the date of landing, and the number of days(total 60) starts from the date of landing ?

 

[Bs65]

But I was aware that the residence starts from the date of landing, and the number of days(total 60) starts from the date of landing ?

PR starts from the date of initial landing but that does not mean you are actually physically resident in Canada until you establish a residential address , job , pay taxes and so on. So actually living in Canada , driving a car in Canada at which point obliged after 60 days to exchange licence.

The OP is planning a short landing to claim PR then returning to the US for a couple of years so actual residential address not to be confused with PR status is still the US so obliged to retain US licence to drive in the US. When the OP moves to Canada in a few years then the 60 days will start as Canada becomes their residential address.

 

[deadbird]

PR starts from the date of initial landing but that does not mean you are actually physically resident in Canada until you establish a residential address , job , pay taxes and so on. So actually living in Canada , driving a car in Canada at which point obliged after 60 days to exchange licence.

The OP is planning a short landing to claim PR then returning to the US for a couple of years so actual residential address not to be confused with PR status is still the US so obliged to retain US licence to drive in the US. When the OP moves to Canada in a few years then the 60 days will start as Canada becomes their residential address.

Cool thanks. That's really helpful.