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omvic What an OMVIC licence costs and how long it takes An OMVIC salesperson licence costs $637.94 in published fees plus a background check. The course, the test, the application, and the timeline for each. registrationlicence cooling-off-period There is no cooling-off period on a car in Ontario Ontario gives a car buyer no cooling-off period. What happens to a deposit before and after you sign, under O. Reg. 333/08 s. 38, and the four real ways out. depositcontracts all-in-pricing Can a dealer add an admin fee in Ontario? An admin fee on top of the advertised price is against O. Reg. 333/08 s. 36(7). What belongs inside the price, what may sit outside it, and what OMVIC fines. advertisingadmin-fee ucda UCDA's August Front Line: report changes within five days, get the new location authorized, and finish CPD before renewal UCDA's August 2026 Front Line covers OMVIC renewal mechanics: MVDA s. 24 five-day reporting, location authorization under s. 28(4), and CPD before renewal. omvic-registrationrenewal
Earlier posts
July 2026
UCDA publishes the CPD numbers OMVIC's page still doesn't, plus who can deduct the $99 UCDA's July 2026 Front Line details OMVIC's CPD: $99, 4 to 6 hours, 80% pass with unlimited attempts, and when the fee is tax deductible. Can an AI chatbot bind a car dealership? What the BMW Toronto case and Ontario law actually say A Toronto dealership's AI chatbot offered $27,162.79 for a customer's BMW, then revoked it. Ontario contract, consumer protection and MVDA rules examined.June 2026
OMVIC CPD enforcement starts July 1, 2026: the renewal deadline for Ontario dealers, plus two MTO changes July 1, 2026: OMVIC CPD becomes a renewal requirement for Ontario dealers and salespeople, plus MTO's new VIN decoding vendor and a DAL verification change.May 2026
OMVIC CPD FAQ: renewal dates, pass marks, fees, retakes, and grandfathered registrants (2026) OMVIC CPD is in force for renewals on or after July 1, 2026. Fee, 80% pass mark, 90-day window, retakes, and grandfathered registrant rules for Ontario dealers.April 2026
DealerPrep: OMVIC and CPD 2026 exam prep on iPhone and iPad DealerPrep is the iPhone and iPad study app for Ontario OMVIC certification and the CPD 2026 renewal cycle. 1,000+ MVDA-cited questions on the App Store. Why Ontario's OMVIC and CPD prep is broken in 2026 (and what we're building) OMVIC's CPD program is now mandatory and the certification exam hasn't softened. Here's why most prep tools fall short and what DealerPrep does differently.