--- title: "Change of address in Ontario: health card, licence" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/ontario" description: "Change your address with the province in Ontario: handled by ServiceOntario. Compare all 13 provinces and territories. Official link checked 12 October 2026." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-13" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Change of address in Ontario: health card, licence Ontario · Identity and documents Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer When you move in Ontario, update your address with ServiceOntario online or at a ServiceOntario centre. You can update your driver's licence, vehicle permit, health card and Ontario Photo Card through a ServiceOntario Account. The law gives you 6 days to update your licence and vehicle permit, and 30 days for your health card. Changing your address is free. Who handles it: [ServiceOntario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-ontario). Handles it in Ontario. Update your address for your health card, driver's licence, vehicle permit and other Ontario services. ## Official links - [Change your address online](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 12 October 2026 ## Steps 1. A ServiceOntario Account lets you change the address on your driver's licence, vehicle permit, health card, Ontario Photo Card and accessible parking permit online. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## What you need - To change your licence or vehicle permit address you need your driver's licence number (or registrant identification number) and the issue date on your licence. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## Cost - Updating your address is free for each product, including the driver's licence, vehicle permit, health card and Photo Card. A replacement fee may apply if you do not bring your existing vehicle permit. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## How long it takes - You must update your driver's licence and vehicle permit within 6 days of moving. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. - You must update the address on your health card within 30 days of moving. You can do it online, in person, or by mailing the Change of Address Form. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. - A new driver's licence or Ontario Photo Card with your new address arrives by mail in 4 to 6 weeks. You do not get a new health card, because it does not show an address. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## Good to know - If your health card has an address printed on it, you cannot update it online and must go to ServiceOntario in person. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. - A ServiceOntario address change does not update the Provincial Offences Court. Contact that court yourself if you have an open matter. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Ontario is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/british-columbia) | Address Change BC (Government of British Columbia) | [Update your card details](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/government-id/bc-services-card/your-card/change-personal-information), checked 12 October 2026 | Updates your BC Services Card and B.C. driver's licence address; tell other programs separately. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/alberta) | Government of Alberta | None on record | No single service: update your licence, ID card and vehicle registration at a registry agent within 14 days, and update your AHCIP record separately. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/saskatchewan) | ExpressAddress (Government of Saskatchewan change-of-address service) | [Change your address](https://www.expressaddress.com/ords/f?p=132:CMS:0::::CMS_SITE,CMS_PAGE:XADR,MAIN), checked 12 October 2026 | One online form updates participating services such as health cards, driver's licences and vehicle registration. | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/manitoba) | Manitoba Address Change (Government of Manitoba) | [Update your address](https://manitobaaddresschange.ca/update-your-address.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Covers Manitoba Health and some other programs; change your driver's licence and vehicle address with MPI separately. | | Ontario (this page) | ServiceOntario | [Change your address online](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 12 October 2026 | Update your address for your health card, driver's licence, vehicle permit and other Ontario services. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/quebec) | Service québécois de changement d'adresse (Services Québec) | [Change your address once](https://www.quebec.ca/en/housing-territory/moving-new-address/how-to-send-your-new-address-to-the-government-when-you-move), checked 12 October 2026 | One notice updates several Québec departments and agencies at once. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/new-brunswick) | Service New Brunswick | [Change your address](https://www2.snb.ca/content/snb/en/change_address.html), checked 12 October 2026 | One request updates Medicare, driver's licence, vehicle registration and other provincial records. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/nova-scotia) | Government of Nova Scotia | None on record | There is no single change of address service; update the Registry of Motor Vehicles and your Health Card separately. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/prince-edward-island) | Government of Prince Edward Island | None on record | No single change-of-address service found; update your licence at Access PEI and your health card with PEI Medicare. | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | None on record | No single address-change service; update Motor Registration on MyGovNL and MCP with its update form separately. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/yukon) | Government of Yukon | None on record | There is no single change-of-address service; update your driver's licence and health care card separately. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/northwest-territories) | Government of the Northwest Territories | None on record | No single territorial change of address service; update your driver's licence and health card separately. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/nunavut) | Government of Nunavut | None on record | There is no single change-of-address service; update the Health Insurance Programs Office and Motor Vehicles separately. | ## Questions people ask ### How long do I have to change my address on my Ontario driver's licence? Six days. Ontario law requires you to update your driver's licence and vehicle permit within 6 days of moving. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ### Does it cost anything to change my address in Ontario? No. Updating your address on your licence, vehicle permit, health card, Photo Card, Outdoors Card or accessible parking permit is free. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ### Will I get a new health card when I move? No. The health card does not show your address, so ServiceOntario does not send a new one. You still must update your address within 30 days. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ### Do I need a new vehicle permit after I move in Ontario? Yes. You pick up the new permit at a ServiceOntario centre and exchange your old one. It is not mailed to you. Source: [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/page/change-my-address-ontario-services), checked 13 October 2026. ## More - [Change your address with the province in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address) - [Public services in Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario) - [Get or renew a passport](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/passport) - [Get a Social Insurance Number (SIN)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/sin) - [Get proof of Canadian citizenship](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/citizenship-certificate) - [Apply for Indian status or a status card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/status-card) - [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate) - [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Change of address in Ontario: health card, licence", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/ontario