Just wanting to post up how I claimed ownership of my ATC that I bought as it did not come with the Registration/Ownership tag. This might help people in Canada and maybe the US if it works the same down there.
1) First thing I did was to run the VIN through CPIC to make sure it wasn't flagged as a stolen.
http://app.cpic-cipc.ca/English/searchformvin.cfm
2) After purchasing the bike I had the seller write a detailed bill of sale, including the normal items. Make, Model, Year, Colour, Engine size and VIN. I also took a screen shot of the Kijiji classified listing for my document trail
3) In order to claim ownership of the ATV needed a Affidavit declaration stating my intentions to claim ownership and why no one else had a reasonable claim besides me. I found this form letter on a snowmobile forum and just modified to my needs. I stated the vehicle was 34 years old, mainly used on farms and because of this had never been registered as it changed hands through the years.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15AR6eBOdbGgaD98LGcnYJ0hR2hmIhkeYQh07BER7b1k/edit
4) I took my letter to a Notary and had them endorse it. This took all of five minutes and cost $25. Shop around, some places I called wanted $50.
5) I went to my local Service Ontario office and gave the annoyed lady behind the counter all of my documents (Affidavit, Bill of Sale, Classified Listing) . I explained what the vehicle was, why I was claiming ownership and that I had the proper documents to support my claim. She ran the VIN, it was not flagged as stolen in her system and was actually not listed at all. She then calls her support line, explained my documents over the phone and that person gives authorization for the new ownership documents. They keep the notarized claim letter and photocopy the rest of the documents. About 15 minutes later I was out the door with my new Ownership document and a green licence plate.
Insurance (The Bad)
This is where I'm having an issue. I have my house, 2 cars and 2016 Gizzly insured though TD Insurance. I called them last Friday and added the ATC, $10 a month for $1,000,000 liability insurance. That's all I need to drive it around the back roads near my cottage. I got a call yesterday saying they made a mistake and they don't insure 3-Wheelers as they are too tippy and dangerous (They were banned ya'know!?). Great, I started calling around and it seems no one insures these things any more. Even companies that specifially cover ATV's and motorcycles won't touch them.
If anyone knows a company that does insure them in Ontario (without moving all of my other policies over) please let me know. Otherwise I'm kind of stuck driving it on my own property.