Ontario Is Making It 'Easier' To Register Cars & Say Goodbye To Lines At ServiceOntario

If you're buying a car and don't want to have to wait days for the licence and registration paperwork to be filed before getting to drive away with it — well, your wish may have just come true.

In a press release on March 22, the Ontario government announced it's launching a new Digital Dealership Registration (DDR) process that promises to make it "easier, faster, and more convenient" for Ontarians after they buy a car.

This online registration program will grant Ontario car dealerships the ability to register new cars for their customers online as well as issue them permits and licence plates directly, allowing buyers to get their new car "almost immediately."

According to the provincial government, this new process will offer over 7,000 Ontario car dealerships access and will also get rid of excess paperwork as well as "time-consuming trips to ServiceOntario centres."

Once the digital program is fully up and running, Ontario said it will help transfer "up to 4.8 million dealership registration transactions annually including the registration of pre-owned vehicles, vehicle transfers, and vehicle permit replacements, all of which must currently be conducted in person."

DDR will also "facilitate more accurate and error free registrations while protecting the security and privacy of Ontarians' data."

"Since day one, our government has been focused on making life easier for Ontario families and businesses in every corner of this province," Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said in the announcement.

So, is this program already in full gear?

The Ontario government says it is currently available for the registration of new vehicles and is being tested out at some dealerships through the spring.

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