Let's Discuss: which province offers the quickest time to get driver license

[Yanly]

I live in Quebec. Quebec only allows permanent resident to take the test, and the lapse time between probationary learner's permit & driver license is 8 or 12 months, depending whether you learn on-the-road practice with accredited driving school. You need to take appointment for both tests...

I know in Ontario you can take the exam without appointment, it's first-come-first-serve. However, they have the same lapse period as in Quebec.

The Quebec driver license authority, SAAQ, has its unionized workers on strike since May 18 for an "indefinite period". I am supposed to take the knowledge test on June 2. Due to strike, the service of holding all knowledge/road exam & appointment service are suspended.

So, I want to know which Canadina provicne do not have such learning period, can immediately take knowledge + road exam without appointment. I may consider going to other provinces to get license in July vacation, and convert back to Quebec license.

Any idea/suggestion?

[Talamasca]

With graduated licensing in Ontario, it's a bare minimum of 8 months before you can get a full "G" license, and that's only if you go to an accredited driving school. Otherwise, it's 12 months.

[Absolute]

Might want to move over the posts to here: /province-offers-quickest-time-get-driver-license-167312/

[v00d00]

Don't you have to LIVE in another province to get a drivers license from that province?

[D-3vil]

With graduated licensing in Ontario, it's a bare minimum of 8 months before you can get a full "G" license, and that's only if you go to an accredited driving school. Otherwise, it's 12 months.

Actually, that's not true...

You first get G1 at 16 years minimum
Followed by a 8/12 month wait, depending on whether you have a driving school certificate or not, to obtain your G2
Followed by another 12 month wait to obtain your full G license.

There are only 2 things that distinguish G2 from G: must have a 0 blood alcohol level (compared to a max 0.08 for G), and must re-take test every 5 years if no G obtained in the meantime.

As far as other provinces are concerned, I'm pretty sure you can obtain a driver's license in Alberta at 14 (can someone confirm this?)

[gman]

As far as other provinces are concerned, I'm pretty sure you can obtain a driver's license in Alberta at 14 (can someone confirm this?)

Meet the minimum age requirement for the licence class (14 years for class 7, 16 years for class 5 & 6, or 18 years for classes 1 - 4)

Class 7 Licence permits an operator to drive:

* a moped.
* a motor vehicle referred to in the Class 5 category, as a learner only.
* a motorcycle, as a learner only, if the operator is at least 16 years of age.

[v00d00]

Yeah d3vil is right.. it's a minimum 8months before G2 (if you do drivers Ed), then a minimum of 12months before full G.

[conundrumfp]

Don't you have to LIVE in another province to get a drivers license from that province?

Details, details.

[gman]

Details, details.

That is a pretty important detail.

He needs a mailing address in another province. He need to prove he moves to that province such as cutting his health insurace from Quebec and apply it in that province.

[gordholio]

I live in Quebec. Quebec only allows permanent resident to take the test, and the lapse time between probationary learner's permit & driver license is 8 or 12 months, depending whether you learn on-the-road practice with accredited driving school. You need to take appointment for both tests...

I know in Ontario you can take the exam without appointment, it's first-come-first-serve. However, they have the same lapse period as in Quebec.

The Quebec driver license authority, SAAQ, has its unionized workers on strike since May 18 for an "indefinite period". I am supposed to take the knowledge test on June 2. Due to strike, the service of holding all knowledge/road exam & appointment service are suspended.

So, I want to know which Canadina provicne do not have such learning period, can immediately take knowledge + road exam without appointment. I may consider going to other provinces to get license in July vacation, and convert back to Quebec license.

Any idea/suggestion?

Learn patience. You'll be driving soon enough.