How the written driving test works in Canada
Every province and territory runs its own knowledge test, sometimes called the written test or the learner's test. You pass it, along with a vision test, to get your first licence: a G1 in Ontario, a Class 7 in most provinces, a Class 5 learner's licence in Manitoba and Quebec. The questions come from that province's official driver's handbook and cover two things: road signs, and the rules of the road and safe driving.
The format is different everywhere. Ontario and Nova Scotia have a signs section and a rules section; Alberta and B.C. mix everything in one test; most provinces need 80% to pass, and Newfoundland and Labrador needs 85%. Each practice test here follows its own province's format, and every answer comes with a short explanation written from that province's handbook.
- No repeats: a question doesn't come back until you've seen every question in that part.
- Learn from mistakes: review the ones you missed, or drill one topic at a time.
- Exam mode and a timer, to practise under test conditions, and a countdown to your test day.
- Free, no account, and it works offline once you've opened it, so you can install it on your phone.
Every practice test and guide
Practice tests by part, and a step-by-step guide to getting your licence in each province, with what to bring, fees and what happens if you don't pass.
- British ColumbiaPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- AlbertaPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- SaskatchewanPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- ManitobaPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- OntarioPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Ontario M1 motorcyclePractice testsMotorcycle and rules testHow to get your M1
- QuebecPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Québec (français)Examens pratiquesTest de signalisationTest sur les règlesObtenir son permis d'apprenti
- New BrunswickPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Nova ScotiaPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Prince Edward IslandPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Newfoundland and LabradorPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- YukonPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- Northwest TerritoriesPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence
- NunavutPractice testsRoad signs testRules of the road testHow to get your learner's licence