Driver Licensing

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To apply for or renew your British Columbia driver's license you must bring one "primary" and one "secondary" piece of identification.

Your existing driver's license may be used in place of any one of these.

Please click here for acceptable forms of ID New to BC: Do you need a BC Drivers License or ID? Click Here

You can request the following transactions directly from ICBC:

• BC Driving Record / Driver’s Abstract
• Driver’s License Address Change
• Pay a Ticket
• ICBC Payment Plan Deferral
• Transfer Tax Form
• Gift Letter

Photocopies of these documents are not acceptable unless certified as true copies of the original.

If your legal name differs from that on your ID, you must also present a marriage certificate or legal name change certificate.

If you were born outside Canada and do not have primary ID, contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada at 1-888-242-2100.

If you were born in Canada, please contact the jurisdiction you were born in to get a copy of your Birth Certificate.