OT: getting your driver's license in Ontario

[godisFin]

Hi guys!
I really don't know where to post this, so here it goes...

I am soon in a process to change my driver's license to a Canadian one and it is a bit confusing. I know I have to get a letter from the agency who gave me the license in my country BUT I read that I also need to get my license translated?!? Is this really necessary? If I get the letter, it will state for how long I've had my license in my country and that it is a valid license.

Did you guys really had to get your license translated if it wasn't already in english? And if so, where can I find a certified translator? So confusing.

And just to make sure, I mean people who can't just exchange their current license to a Canadian one.

Thank you!!!

 

[frege]

I don't know the answers to most of these questions, but here's what you can do to find a certified translator.

If your documents are in Finnish, there are no certfied translators in Ontario. However, there is one in Quebec:

http://ottiaq.org/en/directory/

If your documents are in Swedish, there are two certified translators in Ontario:

http://search.atio.on.ca/search/index/1

Good luck!

 

[Betina]

Hi guys!
I really don't know where to post this, so here it goes...

I am soon in a process to change my driver's license to a Canadian one and it is a bit confusing. I know I have to get a letter from the agency who gave me the license in my country BUT I read that I also need to get my license translated?!? Is this really necessary? If I get the letter, it will state for how long I've had my license in my country and that it is a valid license.

Did you guys really had to get your license translated if it wasn't already in english? And if so, where can I find a certified translator? So confusing.

And just to make sure, I mean people who can't just exchange their current license to a Canadian one.

Thank you!!!

I think you should open a thread in this section http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/settlement-issues-b14.0/ You might get more helpful answers

 

[godisFin]

I don't know the answers to most of these questions, but here's what you can do to find a certified translator.

If your documents are in Finnish, there are no certfied translators in Ontario. However, there is one in Quebec:

http://ottiaq.org/en/directory/

If your documents are in Swedish, there are two certified translators in Ontario:

http://search.atio.on.ca/search/index/1

Good luck!

Thanks!! My driver's license is in finnish and swedish, so then I guess swedish translator works as well!

 

[godisFin]

And thanks Betina, I'll try it!