2004 IN BRIEF - Statistical Profile - Passenger Vehicle Registration Cost and Driver's Licence Transactions

Sep 19, 2026

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2004 in brief statistical profile detailing passenger-vehicle registration and driver’s-licence costs, plus transaction volumes across service centres, agents, and payment channels. It reports yearly registration cost components (public insurance premium, finance ministry registration fee, insurance tax and transit contribution, administrative charges) and licence costs on renewal for two years with insurance premium brackets, licence fees, taxes, and demerit-point ranges. It also summarizes driver’s licence transactions by licence type and transaction channel, licence-holder counts by vehicle class (June 1, 2004/2003/2002), and coverage of plasticized licences included in totals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

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Yearly registration cost for a passenger vehicle

Insurance premium, fees, taxes, and total

Licence cost for a passenger vehicle driver on renewal (two years)

Insurance premium brackets, licence fee, administrative charges, total

Driver's licence transactions

Service centres (2004/2003/2002)

Licensing agents and postal/web/automated channels

Monitoring access to the highway

Number of licence holders by class (June 1, 2004/2003/2002)

2004 IN BRIEF Statiistiicall Profiille 2004 IN BRIEF Statistical Profile YEARLY REGISTRATION COST FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE | 2004 | | | --- | --- | | Insurance premium (public plan) | $107.34 | | Registration fee (Ministère des Finances) | $104.00 | | Tax on insurance (Ministère du Revenu)
Contribution to public transit agencies | $9.66 | | (Ministère des Finances) | $30.00 | | Administrative charge | $4.00 | | Total | $255.00 | Source : Direction de l’actuariat. 2 LICENCE COST FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVER ON RENEWAL (two years) | | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Demerit points
8, 9, 10, 11 | 12, 13, 14 | 15 or more | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Insurance premium (public plan) | $45.87 | $91.74 | $159.63 | $262.38 | $365.13 | | Licence fee (Ministère des Finances) | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | | Tax on insurance | | | | | | | (Ministère du Revenu) | $4.13 | $8.26 | $14.37 | $23.62 | $32.87 | | Administrative charge (SAAQ) | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | | Total | $86.00 | $136.00 | $210.00 | $322.00 | $434.00 | Source : Direction de l’actuariat. DRIVER'S LICENCE TRANSACTIONS 2004 2003 2002 SERVICE CENTRES Learner's licences issued 174,470 155,323 144,474 Probationary licences issued 78,245 75,524 74,676 Driver's licences issued 165,456 156,943 150,728 without photo or lamination 17,960 16,782 14,754 with photo and plasticized 147,496 140,161 135,974 Payment of learner's licence fees 55,116 52,003 50,605 Payment of licence fees 181,502 180,852 186,507 without licence issue 133,230 133,487 139,462 with licence issue 48,272 47,365 47,045 Replacement of driver's licence 465,422 438,614 435,167 with photo transfer to RAMQ 396,709 377,403 372,866 without photo transfer to RAMQ 68,713 61,211 62,301 Photo transfer only to RAMQ 80,703 83,398 86,342 Other transactions1 769,657 755,804 729,933 Total service centres 1,970,571 1,898,461 1,858,432 1. Other operations mainly include driving record updates following test failure and print-outs and reinstatement of a suspended licence. 4 Source : Direction du soutien aux opérations et de la planification. DRIVER'S LICENCE TRANSACTIONS (cont’d) | Information lines
Other transactions2 | 2004
69,119 | 2003
54,286 | 2002
48,545 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Postal service
Payment of licence fees | 483,950 | 516,933 | 551,615 | | Licensing agents
Learner's licences issued | 170 | 151 | 128 | | Probationary licences issued | 52 | 54 | 53 | | Driver's licences issued | 36,579 | 36,378 | 35,709 | | without photo or lamination | 41 | 42 | 81 | | with photo and plasticized | 36,538 | 36,336 | 35,628 | | Payment of learner's licence fees | 60 | 48 | 76 | | Payment of licence fees | 280,650 | 270,935 | 280,838 | | without licence issue | 220,155 | 214,033 | 223,545 | | with licence issue | 60,495 | 56,902 | 57,293 | | Replacement of driver's licence | 600,957 | 590,948 | 579,268 | | with photo transfer to RAMQ | 562,535 | 545,778 | 533,117 | | without photo transfer to RAMQ | 38,422 | 45,170 | 46,151 | | Photo transfer only to RAMQ | 112,182 | 112,784 | 116,784 | | Other transactions3 | 55,622 | 46,677 | 39,231 | | Licensing agent total | 1,086,272 | 1,057,975 | 1,052,087 | 2. Other operations include driving record print-outs and licence cancellations, licence validity checks and other medically-related licence transactions. 3. Other operations by agents are primarily reinstatement of suspended licences, cancellations and probationary licence replacement. 5 MONITORING ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY DRIVER'S LICENCE TRANSACTIONS (cont'd) | Financial institutions
Payment of licence fees | 2004
963,576 | | 2003 2002
942,013 880,406 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Automated telephone response operations
Other transactions4 | 204,859 | | 163,881 | | 153,288 | | | Web site operations
Various transactions5 | 18,213 | | |

FAQs

What components make up the yearly registration cost for a passenger vehicle in 2004?

The profile breaks down the insurance premium (public plan), the registration fee (Ministère des Finances), tax on insurance including a contribution to public transit agencies, an additional finance ministry amount, and administrative charge, summed to a total of $255.00.

How are renewal licence costs structured for a two-year period in 2004?

Renewal costs combine an insurance premium that varies by risk/demerit-point range, a fixed licence fee from Ministère des Finances ($32.00), insurance tax from Ministère du Revenu, and an administrative charge (SAAQ) of $4.00, producing totals across the stated point intervals.

How does the document report driver’s licence transactions and licence-holder counts?

It presents transaction volumes for learners, probationary licences, and driver’s licences across service centres and licensing agents, including totals and subcategories (e.g., replacements, photo transfer arrangements). It also lists the number of licence holders by vehicle class for June 1 across 2004, 2003, and 2002, with explanatory notes for class definitions.

Sep 19, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah