Complete the Driver/Photo ID Application form and schedule an appointment to visit your nearest office to get a photo ID.

Motor Registration is responsible for issuing photo identification cards.

• The identification card is accepted for all purposes for which proof of identification is required under any act of this province (e.g. purchase of liquor, cigarettes, etc.)
• Canadian airlines are asking for photo identification from passengers. Always check with the airline to confirm which photo identification they will accept.
• The ID card is valid for a five year period.

What to bring to your appointment:

1. You must be a resident of this province to apply for a photo identification card. Proof of address will be required. We accept the following documents as proof of your address:
   • Utility bills (ex. phone, internet/cable, electricity, etc.) * no older than 2 months
   • Bank statements/void cheque (with address)
   • Mortgage documents
   • Personal Taxes (filed in the previous year)
   • Property Tax Bill
   • Residential Lease/rental agreement (must be completed and signed by landlord & tenant)
   • Employment Insurance or Income Support Program documents
   • Employment confirmation or pay stub
   • Canada Child Benefit (CCB) documents

The document must contain your full name and address.

1. To apply for this photo identification card, you must also bring:
   • One primary identity document such as:
     • Government issued Birth Certificate¹
     • Valid Canadian passport
     • Canadian Armed Forces identification card
     • Municipal, Provincial or Federal police force identification
     • Federal Firearms identification card
     • Photo identification card issued by the Motor Registration

¹ if the name on the birth certificate is not your current name, you will require another original of documents such as a marriage certificate that specifies your current name.

• • One secondary identity document such as:
    • Baptismal certificate (with church seal)
    • Marriage certificate
    • Social Insurance Card
    • Credit card
    • School identification card (photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador schools only)
    • Government identification card (Newfoundland and Labrador)
    • Photo driver’s licence from another Canadian jurisdiction
    • MCP card
    • Health Care Board Card (Newfoundland and Labrador only)
    • Other documentation satisfactory to the Registrar
  • If you are married and wish to have your married name on your photo ID card, you must also produce your marriage certificate.
  • You may produce two pieces of identification from the primary list but we cannot accept two pieces of ID from the secondary list.

If you have recently moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from outside Canada, please also see Identification Documentation – Digital Government and Service NL

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