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?

[conundrumfp]

But won't you have to make an assumed address and phony ID to back that up?

[Spent]

Move out of that backwater province.
Any place that has language police is not worth supporting. :razz:

[Agent_J]

no need to double post

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[hightech05]

It depends where you go in ont you go to any of the big citys then you have to make a appointment.In ottawa right now it is a 2 week waite.If you go to the valley or country yes you can get it right away.

[Absolute]

Ontario's levels works like this, with the graduated license system (although I started 7 years ago, and it might have changed):

G1 - Allows you to drive in daytime only, as long as you have a person in the passenger seat who has had their full G for at least five years. You are also only allowed on roads with a speed limit of 80 km/h and lower.

You can just walk in and take this test at any time, it's just a written test.

G2 - Allows you to drive alone at any time, on any road.

I believe there is a one year wait period to take this test, although you can drop if down to 8 months if you take driver's education and pass. You usually have to book this too, and if you're going for the 8 months you need to provie your certificate # to prove it. As hightech05 said, there's usually a wait for it in big cities. This license also only last 5 years, than it expires. If you don't take your G test within this period, than you must start over with the G1 test.

G - Full license, no restrictions. After you get this license you won't have anymore tests until you're 80.

You also need to book this test, as it is a driving test, I believe there is a 1 year wait from your G2 as well.

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[AnimeEd]

[QUOTE=hightech05]It depends where you go in ont you go to any of the big citys then you have to make a appointment.In ottawa right now it is a 2 week waite.If you go to the valley or country yes you can get it right away.[/QUOTE]
actually if you go to the smaller towns, you still need to wait because they don't have testers there so they make you wait a week or so for the tester to come and do all the road tests in one batch

[Bordello]

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to go thru the whole licensing thing in other provinces? In ON, a G1 written test (including the first road test) costs $100 and the G2 highway test costs $75.