Moving to B.C. | Registering your vehicle | How to cancel your insurance
IMPORTANT: Your car insurance must always show your correct location (“territory”) address and vehicle use. If it doesn’t and you have a claim, you could be denied insurance benefits.
For more information, see your Autoplan broker.
You may have to register, license and insure your vehicle:
If you are required to insure your vehicle as soon as you arrive, do not renew your ICBC policy instead. If you renewed your ICBC policy in the new location then had a claim, you could be denied insurance benefits.
For more information, contact an insurance agent or the motor vehicle authority in the place you’re moving to.
Your claims history and driving record may directly affect how much you pay for vehicle insurance.
By providing this information to your new vehicle insurer, you may be able to save money on your insurance.
We can e-mail, mail or fax you an ICBC Claims History Letter. Please phone:
Go to any Driver Licensing Centre or Service BC Centre, or phone:
To insure your vehicle in another province or state, you’ll probably need the vehicle’s B.C. registration papers.
The registration is included with your ICBC insurance policy.
If you've lost the registration papers and need a replacement:
