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Everyone in Canada legally driving a car has insurance. You can't drive off the lot without it.

• mulmen 3y ago
  Does that insurance have to cover theft? In the US I have only seen requirements for liability insurance.
  • chollida1 3y ago
    You can just carry liability. That's common if you have an old car that is worth very little. I've learned there is a few states where you don't even need liability. I think it was West Virginia. There was a case a few years ago about a guy from there who was driving through Alberta and got a ticket for no insurance and was trying to fight it as he wasn't required to have insurance in his home state. Everyone in Canada is required to have liability in order to drive.
    • mulmen 3y ago
      That makes sense but how does liability insurance help when your car gets stolen?
      • chollida1 3y ago
        > That makes sense but how does liability insurance help when your car gets stolen? I don't think that it does. Did someone say it did?
        • mulmen 3y ago
          You replied to: > Doesn't mention whether he has insurance. surely you would buy insurance after your first car was stolen With the observation that everyone in Canada is required to have insurance. But the kind of insurance that is required wouldn’t help in this case.
          • chollida1 3y ago
            Ahh, i get your confusion now:) I was only responding to the quote that asked if they had insurance, not whether or not insurance would help in this case.
• killingtime74 3y ago
  I mean to say comprehensive insurance as we have in Australia, that covers theft. What's it called in Canada
  • mulmen 3y ago
    Not sure about Canada but in the US we call it “comprehensive” or “full coverage”.