Essex Insurance - Auto Insurance

The first time you apply for a Manitoba driver's licence, you will be asked to show documents that prove your identity. This requirement under Manitoba law is aligned with North American standards. Verifying identity before we issue a driver's licence helps to protect all Manitobans from identity theft. It also ensures that Manitoba driver's licences are issued only to those who are in our country legally, whether as citizens or visitors.

To prove your identity, you will need supporting documents that establish six key elements:

* Please note that at least two supporting documents are required to prove that you reside in Manitoba.

You can use a wide range of documents to prove each part of your identity. Each document must be from an authority such as a federal government, province or federal agency. They must also be originals - no photocopies.

If you don't have an acceptable document with your photograph or signature, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles may accept a completed Guarantor Declaration instead. The form is available on Manitoba Public Insurance website (www.mpi.mb.ca)

Most people require just two documents showing their address, plus one or two other documents.

If you are:

These documents will meet all

requirements:

- A high school Driver Education student

Canadian birth certificate and a Guarantor

Declaration Form OR
Valid Canadian passport plus two address

documents

- An adult living in Manitoba or Canada who has

never held a driver's licence

Valid Canadian passport plus two address

documents OR

Canadian birth certificate and a Guarantor

Declaration plus two address documents

- A licenced driver from elsewhere in Canada

Out-of province driver's licence and birth

certificate plus two address documents

- From outside Canada

Valid passport from your country of birth and an

acceptable immigration document plus two

address documents

Type of Documents	Identification Element
	Birth Date	Legal Name	Signature	Photograph	Manitoba Residence	Entitlement to be in Canada
Driving permit issued by another Canadian province or territory			ü	ü
Valid Canadian passport	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü
Canadian Forces identification card		ü		ü
Birth Certificate issued by a Canadian province or territory	ü	ü				ü
Marriage Certificate, or Certificate of Common-Law Relationship issued under The Vital Statistics Act (or comparable certificate from another jurisdiction)		ü
Certificate of Change of Name, Certificate of Election of Surname or Certificate of Resumption of Surname issued under The Change of Name Act		ü
Court order containing the person's birth date and legal name, and sealed with the court's seal	ü	ü
Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü
Record of Landing issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	ü	ü				ü
Permanent Resident Card issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or analogous document issued by the Government of Canada under previous legislation	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü
Certificate of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act (Canada)	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü
Study Permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	ü	ü				ü
Work Permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	ü	ü				ü
Visitor Record issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	ü	ü				ü
Valid foreign passport	ü	ü	ü	ü
Utility bill					ü
Affidavit					ü
Vehicle registration card					ü
Bank statement or cancelled cheque with the person's home address					ü
Mortgage document					ü
Residential lease					ü
Personal income tax document with the person's address					ü
Employment confirmation					ü
Social assistance benefit confirmation					ü
Licence to Possess and Acquire Firearms or Licence to Possess Firearms issued under the Firearms Act (Canada)					ü