Registering a Vehicle

When you resgister your motorcycle

Step 2 When you resgister your motorcycle

You must go to one of our service outlets shortly after the delivery of the motorcycle to register it in your name.

If you want a green licence plate for your electric motorcycle, be sure to go to a service outlet that issues that type of licence plate.

Documents required by the SAAQ

  • Your driver's licence or another official photo ID document

AND

  • If the motorcycle is new:
    • the forms entitled Attestation de transaction avec un commerçant and Description du véhicule neuf, provided by the dealer
  • If the motorcycle is used:
    • the form entitled Attestation de transaction avec un commerçant

    AND

    • the registration certificate signed by the former owner and the dealer

Before Going to an SAAQ Service Outlet

Call Revenu Québec to find out which documents are necessary for the calculation of QST in the following cases:

  • if the vehicle is more than 25 years old (more than 40 years old, in the case of a truck)
  • if the vehicle is a used luxury vehicle less than 25 years old and not listed in the reference guide used by Revenu Québec (luxury vehicles that are not listed: Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Hummer, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati and Rolls Royce)
  • if the vehicle comes from outside Canada
  • if the used vehicle is damaged or has unusual wear

If you are under age 18

You must also bring:

OR

  • the form entitled Attestation de transaction avec un commerçant

If you do not have a driver's licence

Phone us to find out what documents you must bring with you when registering your motorcycle.

If you cannot go in person

The person registering the vehicle on your behalf will need to provide:

If the motorcycle is from outside Québec

It is considered to be animported vehicle. In that case, there are other documents you have to present so that we can verify whether the motorcycle is authorized for road use in Québec. To find out more, visit the Registering a vehicle from outside Québec web page.

Last update: July 21, 2021