if you are moving to a new address
then you should change your address on following
if you do not change your address at driver’s license it can be a problem for you
when you must update the new address
in Ontario
- driver’s licence and vehicle permit (the green ownership document) within 6 days
- health card within 30 days
If you do not update officer can give you a ticket or warning
how to do
Driver’s license
vehicle’s ownership
for both of these, you can do it online for Ontario by clicking here
you would need a License vehicle’s ownership and health card in hand to fill information
or you can go to service Ontario to do it
vehicle’s insurance
you can call or email them
Bank account
you can do it online or by in-person at home branch
CRA account
or personal and business you can call them or do it online
update your address to the employer
by email or call
at your CIC account online
if you have submitted and you should send a web form or email to inform immigration about it
and most important is MAIL FORWARDING for new address
whats that
if you moved to another address and you do not want to miss any important mail
you must apply for this
they gonna send your all mails to your new address even without updating the address anywhere
if you do not want mail at a new address as well
then you can choose the option for PO Box
At the nearest Canada post location
then they will put all your mails in that box
So you can collect those from there
sounds good?
how to apply for mail forwarding
its very simple
you can do it by following few steps
click here to open the link for Canada post
Click on sign in or sign up
for sign up
choose personal or business
fill the name
and all information and security questions and answers
then add an additional name
you can add additional names of your family or friends who moved from the same address and to the same address
and if you add up to 3-5 people then the amount you need to show will show according to that
fill previous address and fill new address
choose for how long you want to forward you mails
you can choose according to you
then make a payment
then just wait for an email confirmation
and then you will get a mail for identification
for that, they will give you all instructions
and a barcode
just go to any nearest Canada post
to verify yourself
only main applicant needs to go there not those who added as additional names
you can find Canada post at most of Shoppers drug mart stores and in the nearest plaza
go there and show the barcode
show your two-piece of ID
and you will be all set
you will get all your mails to the new address
please note do this at least a week earlier from moving because it also takes 3-4 days time to effective
and Canada post will also alert you a few days earlier when your service gonna be finish
so please meanwhile update your address from everywhere
please note the documents like PR card Health card and driver’s license etc. which are very important to deliver at the same address provided by you
they will not be forwarded to a new address
so please update the new address for these all before moving
so you will not miss any of these
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