How to register for an insurance RST vendor permit — and autofill 013-1957 with my-id.ca
Register as an insurance vendor without retyping business details
Insurers and benefit plan administrators applying for a retail sales tax vendor permit repeat legal name, business address, business number, and contact details on every Ministry of Finance registration. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Retail sales tax — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Vendor Permit-Insurance and Benefits Plans — 013-1957
What this form is about
Form 013-1957 is the Application for Vendor Permit — Insurance and Benefits Plans used to register for Ontario retail sales tax on insurance premiums — confirm requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and business address.
- Business number and RST account details if applicable.
- Insurance or plan types offered.
- Authorized officer name and contact information.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your business name, address, and business number in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who must file form 013-1957?
- Insurers and administrators who must register to collect RST on premiums — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills business name, address, and business number.
- How does 013-1957 relate to form 013-3468?
- Form 013-1957 registers vendors; 013-3468 claims a refund on premiums already taxed.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.