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Things worth reading before you sit the exam: guides, updates, and what happens to dealers who get it wrong.
Guide
UCDA's "OMVIC needs education" alert, five months on: the $4 million claim, the proprietary-course quote, and what the numbers say nowUCDA's March 30, 2026 alert said OMVIC would "rake in over 4 million dollars" from CPD, and offered free training. What has happened since.
At a glance
In force
- 2026-09-01 (upcoming) Georgian College's MVDA Key Elements course fee rises to $204.89, with a new registration form. Fee and test sites.
- 2026-07-01 (upcoming) Ontario dealer rule changes in force. What changed.
Open threads
- awaiting penalty Canadian Auto Sales: Code of Ethics breaches found, penalty still to come. The merits decision.
- proposal pending Automotive Wholesale Inc. (Need A Car Used Car Superstores) and Anil Puri: December 2025 revocation proposal still open. The file.
- referral pending Lebada Motors Superstore: June 2026 referral over a Nissan Kicks worksheet awaits a Tribunal decision. The first order.
Enforcement bulletins
Court convictions and registrar actions as they are published, with the figures from the record.
- Grandfathered registrants and the MVDA Key Elements course after September 1, 2026, when Georgian College moved the fee to $204.89 and published 18 test sites
OMVIC's grandfathered-registrant bulletin meets Georgian College's September 1, 2026 changes: Key Elements now costs $204.89, with a new form and 18 test sites.
- OMVIC reminds dealers to keep their Person in Charge and business-role records current ahead of CPD renewal cycles
OMVIC's November 14, 2025 bulletin tells registrants to file a Business Change Notice for any PIC, director or officer change. The MVDA allows five days.
- OMVIC issues second public warning on Andy Boston Motors in Sault Ste. Marie, signals possible jail time
OMVIC warned consumers a second time on May 20, 2026 that Andy Boston Motors in Sault Ste. Marie is selling vehicles without registration.
Case notes
Discipline decisions and tribunal rulings, with citations into the public record.
- OMVIC fines Parry Sound Chevrolet $3,000 and Lakehead Motors $3,250: a GM Dealer Fee, a fuel charge, an admin fee and the OMVIC fee, all outside the advertised price
Parry Sound Chevrolet fined $3,000 over a $699 GM Dealer Fee and $50 fuel charge; Lakehead Motors $3,250 over a $499 admin fee and $12.50 OMVIC fee.
- Usman Shahsaeed and 13358810 Canada Inc. keep their registrations on consent, with a two-year bar on any dealer class but wholesaler and on owning another dealer
A LAT consent order released September 1, 2026 settled OMVIC's proposal to revoke Usman Shahsaeed and 13358810 Canada Inc. on 22 terms and conditions.
- Halton Honda general manager Shamas Ahmad fined $2,500 for complying months late with a 2024 discipline order
OMVIC's Discipline Tribunal fined Shamas Ahmad, a Halton Honda general manager, $2,500 on August 26, 2026 for complying late with a 2024 order. Code s. 9(1).
- Registrar proposes to revoke Carnance Inc. and Sandy Hum a second time, alleging the $20,000 letter of credit their 2025 consent order required was never provided
A September 2026 notice proposes revoking Carnance Inc. and Sandy Hum over an unprovided $20,000 letter of credit, HST records and wholesale disclosure.
- OMVIC fines Kia Stouffville $3,500 over a $599 safety fee on a Kia Soul advertised with the safety certificate in the price
OMVIC fined Stouffville Automotive Inc. o/a Kia Stouffville $3,500 (Aug. 26, 2026) for a $599 safety fee on a Kia Soul whose ad put the safety in the price.
- Registrar suspends Automania Inc. and Hasham Qamar with immediate effect and proposes revocation, alleging bounced Ferrari lease payments and 28 floorplan vehicles sold out of trust
OMVIC's Registrar suspended Automania Inc. and Hasham Qamar on September 16, 2026 and proposed revocation. OMVIC's table now records both revoked, no hearing.
Guides
Reference pages on how the exams, renewal and the rules work.
- What if a customer edits an e-signed bill of sale? UCDA's September warning, read against O. Reg. 333/08
UCDA's September 2026 Front Line warns a customer can edit an e-signed bill of sale. Where O. Reg. 333/08 s. 39 requires the Sales Final statement.
- Is there a lemon law in Ontario?
No Ontario dealer law lets you return a car for repeated breakdowns. What exists instead: CAMVAP, implied conditions, 90-day cancellation, the CPA and the Fund.
- How many cars can you sell in Ontario without a licence?
Ontario sets no yearly number. Unregistered selling under the MVDA, the O. Reg. 333/08 s. 2 exemptions, and the $5,000 minimum fine since December 4, 2023.
- A safety certificate is not a warranty
An Ontario safety standards certificate shows a vehicle met basic standards on inspection day. What it proves, the 36 days, as-is, and what protects a buyer.
- What a car dealer must disclose in Ontario, and what the 90-day cancellation covers
Section 42 of O. Reg. 333/08 lists 25 items a dealer must disclose in the contract. Four carry the 90-day cancellation right. What the rest leave a buyer.
- A forged signature or a falsified deal document in Ontario: what the MVDA says and what a buyer can do
Falsifying or furnishing a false deal document is barred by MVDA s. 26 and s. 27 and an offence under s. 32. The sections, signing rules and a buyer's options.
Spotted something wrong?
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