Your completed Sworn Statement for a Family Gift of a Used Vehicle in Ontario (Form 1157E) will need to be commissioned in order to be accepted at ServiceOntario. Your local Neighbourhood Notary can help you commission it.

---

What is it? 

​In Ontario, when selling a vehicle privately, retail sales tax is payable when the vehicle ownership is transferred.

However, vehicles transferred between certain family members are exempt from retail sales tax. Such family members include, but are not limited, to: spouse, parent, sibling, child, etc. Only one such tax-exempt transfer is allowed within a 12-month period. 

Find out more about the program here. 

In addition, there may be other instances where a vehicle transfer is exempt from retail sales tax, read more here.

What is required? 

Bring the following documents to your local ServiceOntario: 

• a completed Sworn Statement for a Family Gift of a Used Vehicle in Ontario (Form 1157E). Download the form here.
• proof of Ontario vehicle insurance 
• your Ontario driver's licence 
• Safety Standards Certificate (unless transfer is between spouses)
• Vehicle Ownership Permit with completed back portion
• a completed plate transfer declaration if transferring the licence plate (this is required for spousal transfers to extempt them from Safety Standards Certificate). Download the form here. 

​
Find your closest ServiceOntario here. 

---

DISCLAIMER: information provided in this article is for informational purposes only. It may not be up-to-date and may not be accurate. It shall not be construed as legal advice. Please contact the relevant governmental entity or organization for the most up-to-date and accurate information.

---

Need help commissioning your Sworn Statement for a Family Gift of a Used Vehicle in Ontario?

In-Person Appointment

contact

Online Appointment*

*This document may be eligible to be commissioned online. 

learn more

Looking for another document to be notarized? See a full list of documents that may be notarized.