Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council - Registration

Registration

Registration is mandatory for motor vehicle dealers and salespersons in Ontario. Dealer licences are renewed annually while salesperson licences are valid for two years.

OMVIC conducts criminal record searches Canada-wide on every individual entering or returning to the industry. These background searches assist in ensuring anyone entering the industry will conduct themselves with honesty and integrity, as well as in a financially responsible manner – all of which are requirements of the MVDA. Completion of the OMVIC Certification Course is also a requirement for registration.

Under the new MVDA there are classes of registration. These include:

• General Dealer (new and used vehicles)
• General Dealer (used vehicles)
• Wholesaler
• Exporter
• Broker

OMVIC will not grant or renew registration to a dealer unless the following preconditions have been met:

• The required fees are paid
• The applicant is at least 18 years of age
• The applicant has not been refused or revoked by OMVIC within the last two years
• Neither the applicant nor any interested or associated persons are in default with the Ministry of Revenue or the Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund
• Identified persons have completed the OMVIC Certification Course

Salespeople must meet the following preconditions:

• The required fees are paid
• The applicant has not been refused or revoked by OMVIC within the last two years
• The applicant has completed the OMVIC Certification Course, where required

OMVIC’s Registrar determines whether applicants qualify for registration and whether existing registrants continue to be qualified for registration. In order to keep registration valid, registrants must abide by industry legislation and OMVIC’s Standards of Business Practice. Failure to do so may result in administrative action or even a proposal to revoke registration. The Registrar has a responsibility to propose refusal or revocation of registration, or to propose terms and conditions of registration, as appropriate. If an applicant has been refused or had their registration revoked, they cannot reapply to OMVIC for a period of two years.

When the office of the Registrar proposes to refuse or revoke registration, the affected applicant or registrant may request a hearing before the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT). In such cases, the Registrar’s office presents the case for refusal or revocation before a panel of the Tribunal. The panel may direct the Registrar to carry out the proposal, modify the proposal or set aside the proposal and replace it with its own order.

Other registration activities include dealer and salesperson renewals, processing information changes and salesperson transfers from dealer to dealer.