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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 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. The allegations are untested and not yet decided.
- Arnold Nagy-Jakab fined $25,000 on five Whitby pleas, a Brampton trial convicts three on 16 counts, and a Cornwall dealer pleads to s. 4(3)
Court convictions dated September 1 to 15, 2026, outside the KJ Auto Sales case: 29 rows, 11 parties, $69,000 in fines, from Whitby pleas to a Brampton trial.
- OMVIC panel finds Yeung's Auto Imports and Xiang Zhang kept a deposit taken with no contract and did not answer OMVIC's requests for records; penalty still to be decided
A contested OMVIC hearing found an Ottawa dealer kept a customer's cash with no contract, contrary to O. Reg. 333/08 s. 38. No penalty has been set yet.
- KJ Auto Sales, two Shaws and Karl Somwaru plead guilty in Whitby: $25,000 on Consumer Protection Act and warranty-payment counts
Four parties pleaded guilty in Whitby on September 2, 2026 in one KJ Auto Sales prosecution: eight CPA counts and two warranty-payment counts, $25,000.
- OMVIC fines South Oakville Chrysler and Reg Nimeck $3,000 each over $162.50 in fees, his fifth all-in pricing finding since 2015
OMVIC fined South Oakville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Person in Charge Reg Nimeck $3,000 each (Sept. 15, 2026) over gas and OMVIC fees on an $18,995 Jeep.
Guides
Reference pages on how the exams, renewal and the rules work.
- 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.
- What changed in the 2026 OMVIC course manual
The 2026 Automotive Certification Course manual prints the 80 per cent pass mark and fixes its consumer definition. Georgian College's OMVIC page changed too.
- What an OMVIC licence costs and how long it takes
An OMVIC salesperson licence costs $637.94 in published fees plus a background check. The course, the test, the application, and the timeline for each.
- There is no cooling-off period on a car in Ontario
Ontario gives a car buyer no cooling-off period. What happens to a deposit before and after you sign, under O. Reg. 333/08 s. 38, and the four real ways out.
- Can a dealer add an admin fee in Ontario?
An admin fee on top of the advertised price is against O. Reg. 333/08 s. 36(7). What belongs inside the price, what may sit outside it, and what OMVIC fines.
- UCDA's August Front Line: report changes within five days, get the new location authorized, and finish CPD before renewal
UCDA's August 2026 Front Line covers OMVIC renewal mechanics: MVDA s. 24 five-day reporting, location authorization under s. 28(4), and CPD before renewal.
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