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Driver Licensing > Acceptable documents

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 — not photocopies. Electronic scans of these documents will be retained on file, in keeping with Canadian standards.

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.

* Please note that at least two supporting documents are required to prove that you reside in Manitoba. Any supporting address document must be dated within 90 days of the date of application.

Type of Document	Elements of Birth Date, Identity, Manitoba Residency and Canadian Citizenship that the document may prove
	Birth Date	Identity			Manitoba Residency & Permanent Address²	Entitlement to be in Canada
	Birth Date	Legal Name	Signature	Photograph	Manitoba Residency & Permanent Address²	Entitlement to be in Canada
Out-of-province driving permit issued by a Canadian province or territory			X	X
Valid Canadian passport	X	X	X	X		X
Birth certificate issued by a Canadian province or territory¹	X	X				X
Ontario/Quebec health card (displaying the holder’s photograph)			X	X
Marriage certificate, or Certificate of Common-law Relationship issued under The Vital Statistics Act (or comparable certificate from another jurisdiction)		X
Certificate of Change of Name, Certificate of Election of Surname or Certificate of Resumption of Surname, issued under The Change of Name Act		X
Court order containing the applicant’s birth date and legal name, and sealed with the court’s seal	X	X
Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada		X	X	X		X
Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada	X	X	X	X		X
Record of Landing issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X			X
Permanent Resident Card issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X	X		X
Certificate of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act (Canada) - Card	X	X	X	X		X
Certificate of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act (Canada) - Paper	X	X				X
Certificate of Naturalization as defined in the Citizenship Act (Canada)	X	X				X
Certificate of Retention of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act (Canada)	X	X				X
Certificate of Registration of Birth Abroad issued under the Citizenship Act (Canada)	X	X				X
Study Permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X	X		X
Work Permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X	X		X
Visitor Record issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X	X		X
Temporary Resident Permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)	X	X	X	X		X
Refugee Protection Claimant Document issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)			X	X
Valid foreign passport with Government of Canada immigration document or other evidence acceptable showing entitlement to be in Canada	X	X	X	X		X
Utility bill					X
Guarantor's Declaration Form			X	X	X
Vehicle registration card					X
Bank statement or cancelled cheque or void cheque with the applicant's home address					X
Mortgage document					X
Residential lease					X
Personal income tax document with the applicant's address					X
Employment confirmation					X
Social assistance benefit confirmation					X
Manitoba Health Card³					X

¹Manitoba Division/District Registrar birth certificates are not accepted.

²Other documents may be accepted by special arrangement.

³You can choose to use your Manitoba Health Card as proof of residency. Also, if you are under 18 years of age, your parent or legal guardian’s Manitoba Health card can be used as proof of your Manitoba residency, provided you are listed on the back of the card as a dependant. In some instances the Manitoba Health Card will contain personal information of another individual. In both instances, the Autopac agent or Manitoba Public Insurance customer service representative is required to:

Photocopy the entire Manitoba Health card;
Return the original to you;
On the photocopy,block out your Manitoba Health registration number and the Personal Health Identification number; and,
On the photocopy, block out any personal information that does not belong to you (e.g. name, birth date, Personal Health Identification Number, registration number).

You will be asked to initial the marked-up photocopy. The photocopy will be electronically scanned and transmitted through an encrypted secure connection to Manitoba Public Insurance. The photocopy will be provided to you for safekeeping. The same process will be followed for other documents that contain third party personal information.


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