Ontario: What to do after a collision
Official steps for stopping safely, exchanging information, reporting a collision, and contacting insurance.
Verified pathways, organized by need
A curated starting point for official collision reports, insurance regulators, legal-help directories, vehicle recalls, medical information, public benefits, and crash data. Every listing explains what the resource is for and which jurisdiction it serves.
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Official steps for stopping safely, exchanging information, reporting a collision, and contacting insurance.
Order an uncertified or certified copy of an Ontario vehicle collision report.
Locate participating collision reporting centres and review reporting-centre procedures.
Start an ICBC claim and review information to collect after a crash.
Official information about when and how traffic collisions are reported in Alberta.
Official SAAQ information about reporting an automobile accident and accessing compensation information.
Find the motor vehicle agency for a U.S. state or territory, including reporting and record-request pathways.
Federal public-safety guidance about using 911 for emergencies.
Independent consumer information about auto coverage, claims, shopping, complaints, and state insurance departments.
Practical guidance on reporting a claim, working with an adjuster, repairs, total loss, and records.
Locate the insurance regulator that licenses insurers and handles consumer complaints in each state.
Explains how consumers can complain to a state insurance department and research complaint information.
Official information about Ontario auto insurance, accident benefits, shopping, fraud, and complaints.
Steps for raising an insurance complaint and escalating unresolved issues.
Find provincial and territorial insurance regulators and understand the Canadian regulatory system.
Independent dispute-resolution information for consumers with unresolved home, auto, or business insurance complaints.
General insurance explanations, severe-weather resources, fraud information, and regional contacts.
Information for certain claims involving uninsured or unidentified motorists where other insurance may not respond.
Official referral and directory pathways for finding an Ontario lawyer or paralegal.
Request the name of a lawyer or paralegal for a consultation through the regulator’s referral service.
Eligibility, services, certificates, clinics, and contact information for qualifying legal needs.
Search for community legal clinics and specialty clinics serving Ontario residents.
ABA consumer directory of lawyer-referral and legal-aid resources by state.
Find nonprofit civil legal-aid organizations funded by the Legal Services Corporation.
Links to state court websites, self-help centres, forms, and court information.
Find the legal regulator for each Canadian province and territory.
Search safety recalls using a VIN, licence plate, year, make, and model.
Submit a complaint about a possible vehicle, tire, equipment, or child-seat safety defect.
Search 5-Star Safety Ratings and safety-feature information by vehicle.
Access national crash, fatality, complaint, recall, and vehicle datasets.
Search recalls and safety defects affecting vehicles, tires, and child car seats in Canada.
Tell Transport Canada about a suspected safety defect in a vehicle, tire, or child restraint.
Search federal recall notices and safety alerts across vehicles and other regulated products.
Federal road-safety programs, research, collision data, standards, and public education.
Official symptom and danger-sign information for mild traumatic brain injury and concussion.
Prevention, recovery, data, and educational resources concerning traumatic brain injury.
Consumer medical overview of whiplash symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Reliable consumer health information about rehabilitation and recovery services.
Evidence-informed health information and the 8-1-1 health-navigation service.
Free, confidential health advice and navigation from registered nurses and other health professionals.
Public information about occupational therapy and finding an occupational therapist.
Public directory and information about physiotherapy services and professional regulation.
Report a work-related injury or illness, manage a claim, and access return-to-work information.
Directory of state workers’ compensation officials and federal compensation programs.
Eligibility and application information for CPP disability benefits.
Official information about disability programs, eligibility, applications, and appeals.
Information about medical leave rights in federally regulated Canadian workplaces.
Official guidance on eligible employees’ job-protected leave for qualifying medical and family reasons.
National census of fatal motor-vehicle traffic crashes, with query and download tools.
Detailed representative crash-investigation data used for injury and vehicle-safety research.
National collision statistics, annual reports, trends, and road-user data.
Official Canadian transportation tables, surveys, and analytical publications.
Search public datasets, including transportation, health, and government-program data.
Search public federal, state, and local transportation datasets.
Create a recovery plan and obtain official forms after identity theft or misuse of personal information.
Report fraud and cybercrime and review prevention information.
Privacy rights, complaint processes, and guidance on handling personal information.
Consumer rights, complaints, contracts, scams, and marketplace protections.
Find the correct agency or process for common consumer complaints and scams.
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Last reviewed August 4, 2026. A link may change before our next review. Report a broken or outdated resource through the contact page.