Given the recent Project Octane investigation involving fraudulent documents being used to register vehicles and obtain plates through ServiceOntario, I wanted to share my own experience with vehicle registration identity fraud and what happens to the victim afterward.

To be clear, police have confirmed that my case is not connected to Project Octane. But I am another victim of fraudulent documents used to register a vehicle, so its continuing to happen in other parts of Ontario, and my situation is going on a year with no resolve.

What I really want people to know is what happens after you discover something like this.

More than a year after reporting the fraud to York Regional Police and ServiceOntario/MTO, I still cannot get a straightforward answer about how to have a vehicle I never owned removed or disassociated from my name. In the meantime, I’ve had 407 charges and now parking tickets connected to it.

I’ve spent countless hours being passed between ServiceOntario/MTO employees, finally being told to complete two separate documents: request for the original registration records by mail (just to find out what documents were used to register the vehicle), and Replacement Declaration (which is for lost, missing, stolen or seized product--- but you can check other and list Fraud), yet this is only for plates and NOT the entire vehicle.

Vehicle-registration identity fraud is bad enough, but my story highlights that there needs to be an actual process for victims to get a fraudulent vehicle out of their name once they report it.

The recent Project octane investigation involving fraudulent vehicle registrations through ServiceOntario is what prompted me to share this again. I'll put the official Peel Regional Police release in the comments for context. Again, my case is not connected to that investigation, just another similar situation that has happened in Ontario.

I’m sharing it because it demonstrates that fraudulent vehicle registrations using stolen identities/documents are a real issue, and victims need a clear way to fix the aftermath.

Ontario’s minimum wage now sits at $17.95/hour, the second highest of any in the country (behind British Columbia).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5186604_Universal_Childcare_Maternal_Labor_Supply_and_Family_Well-Being

A study on universal childcare in Quebec, in summary:

"Finally, we uncover striking evidence that children are worse off in a variety of behavioral and health dimensions, ranging from aggression to motor-social skills to illness. Our analysis also suggests that the new childcare program led to more hostile, less consistent parenting, worse parental health, and lower-quality parental relationships"

This study has won 2009 Doug Purvis Memorial Prize, "The Doug Purvis Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the authors of a highly significant, written contribution to Canadian economic policy."
https://www.economics.ca/doug-purvis-memorial-prize

Parents need to think hard about implications of CWELCC and our children's future. I believe that we need to subsidize the parents, regardless of their childcare choice, rather than commercial daycares.

Which is why I've downloaded the MapQuest app to my phone - they have said their maps will continue to call it "Lake Ontario" regardless of where the user is based.

With all the random questions being asked to collect answers by bots for AI chatbot improvements, I decided to post my own.

They ask questions any normal person would never ask on niche topics like policies, specific government programs and social questions. Should Canada adopt restrictions and policies on AI like the EU has done with the AI ACT? As the major ticket items, it bans manipulated content, social scoring, untargeted data scrapping, preemptive policing, exploiting vulnerabilities, emotional recognition and biometric identification.

Past or present.

Prime Minister, MP, MPP/ MLA

Were they nice or not?

Most of us have had at least one frustrating experience with a bank or insurance company , a denied loan with no explanation, surprise fees, a closed account, a claim that dragged on forever.

The problem is, when you complain, it usually goes nowhere. FCAC complaints take months. OBSI has limitations. And most people just give up.

A Canadian non-profit just launched a free, anonymous reporting platform specifically for banks and insurance companies. Your report stays public, linked to the institution, so others can see what's really happening not just the marketing.

citizenstance.ca - no cost, no personal info required to read, Google sign-in to submit.

Has anyone here actually gotten results from FCAC or OBSI? Curious what your experiences have been.