Welcome to B.C.! You have 90 days to switch over your licence after moving to B.C.
If you're coming from another province or territory in Canada, here's how to exchange your licence.
Learn how to get a B.C. licence if you're from the U.S.A., China, India, the U.K, or any other country or region.
It's important to have the right document(s) to prove how long you've been driving.
Apply for health care coverage in B.C. using these enrollment forms
If you have a current B.C. driver's licence and are moving, check with your new licencing authority about what you will need to get a new driver's licence. Your B.C. licence will remain valid for a 90 days after you cease to be a resident in B.C.
If you have current Autoplan insurance with ICBC, learn more about what you need to do when you're moving away from B.C.
Over-the-phone translation services are available at all driver licensing offices (DLOs) and claim centres. Our customer service representatives and driver licensing agents can connect with an interpreter over the phone to help you speak with us.
In B.C., if you move, you are required to update ICBC with your new primary residential address within 10 days. Whenever you change address, you should make sure your vehicle licence, registration, and insurance is up to date to maintain your coverage.
ICBC respectfully acknowledges that we are privileged to live and work on the traditional and ancestral homelands, both unceded and treatied, of Indigenous Peoples and Nations across British Columbia, each with their own unique traditions, histories and cultures.
We're committed to learning how to better partner with Indigenous communities to further reconciliation. We support employees on their individual paths towards reconciliation and encourage expressions of Indigenous culture at the workplace. We recognize that we are early in our reconciliation journey and will provide more information on the actions we're taking as we progress.