AGE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum entry age: 16 years; 15 years if in high school driver education program

Minimum exit age: 16 years

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Driver education: Required high school driver training education (30 hours in class, 6 hours in car) or commercial training (six hours in-class and six hours in-car)

Knowledge test

Parental consent: Required for applicants under 18 years of age

Vision test

EXIT REQUIREMENTS

Successfully passed test ⁄ course: Class 5 road test

Time completion: Hold Class licence for 9 months excluding interruptions (i.e. suspensions)

STAGE DURATION

Minimum duration: 9 months

SUPERVISORY DRIVER

BAC level while supervising: 365 days in the preceding 3 years

Driver log: Non-mandatory

Licence held: Experienced licensed driver

Location while supervising: Seated in the front passenger seat next to the driver at all times

Time Licensed

SUPERVISED DRIVING

Minimum amount of supervised driving: 36 hours

DRIVING RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS

BAC level while driving: 0.0 BAC

Must display "N" sign⁄plate when driving

Night driving: No driving between midnight and 5 a.m.

Other restrictions

Passenger restrictions: Limited to number of working seatbelts, and must be immediate family members

Road restrictions

SUSPENSION & PROHIBITION

Incident based: i.e. number of traffic violations/convictions and at-fault collisions

DRIVER IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS

Drivers in any stage who are found at fault for a collision, or who receive traffic convictions, will be placed in the Graduated Driver’s Licensing Improvement Program: 
> If the first incident is a traffic conviction with a rating of two points or fewer, the driver will be sent a warning letter;
> If the first incident is a traffic conviction with a rating of three points or more, or an at-fault collision, the driver will be required to attend an education/safety seminar;
> Additional incidents, whether a traffic conviction or an at-fault collision, will result in the following:
• 2nd – Defensive Driving Course
• 3rd – Driver Improvement Training – educates drivers on responsibilities and consequences of driving and encourages safe driving habits
• 4th – 30-day driver’s licence suspension
• 5th – 90-day driver’s licence suspension
• 6th – 180-day driver’s licence suspension
• 7th or more – interview and further action

ADDITIONAL CLASS 7 FEATURES

Cannot obtain a commercial driver's licence or school bus endorsement

Cannot be a supervising driver