Getting your licence

1 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.6 months, or 4 months with an approved driver education course
• B.24 months, or 18 months with an approved driver education course
• C.12 months, or 8 months with an approved driver education courseAnswer
• D.8 months in all cases

Explanation: You must hold a G1 licence for at least 12 months before the G2 road test. Finishing an MTO-approved driver education course shortens this to 8 months.

2 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Any driver who has held a licence for at least 2 years
• B.A fully licensed driver with 4 or more years of experience, seated in frontAnswer
• C.A G2 driver who is at least 21 years old
• D.A parent or guardian, whatever licence they hold

Explanation: A G1 driver must always be accompanied by a fully licensed class G driver with at least 4 years of driving experience, who sits in the front passenger seat.

3 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Less than 0.08 per cent
• B.Less than 0.10 per cent
• C.Any level, as long as they are not visibly impaired
• D.Less than 0.05 per centAnswer

Explanation: The accompanying driver must have a blood-alcohol level under 0.05 per cent; if that driver is 21 or under, it must be zero.

4 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Less than 0.05 per cent
• B.ZeroAnswer
• C.Less than 0.08 per cent
• D.Less than 0.02 per cent

Explanation: G1 and G2 drivers, and all drivers aged 21 and under, must have a blood-alcohol level of zero and no cannabis or drugs in their system.

5 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• B.Between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
• C.Between midnight and 5 a.m.Answer
• D.Between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Explanation: G1 drivers must not drive between midnight and 5 a.m., regardless of who accompanies them.

6 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Only when the accompanying driver is a driving instructorAnswer
• B.Any time the accompanying driver is in the front seat
• C.Only between 5 a.m. and noon
• D.Only if traffic is light and the weather is clear

Explanation: G1 drivers must not drive on 400-series highways with a posted speed limit over 80 km/h, or on certain other high-speed roads such as the Queen Elizabeth Way, the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway. However, if your accompanying driver is a driving instructor, you may drive on any road.

7 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Only passengers under 16 need to wear a seat belt
• B.A G1 driver may not carry any passengers at all
• C.Passengers in the back seat do not need seat belts
• D.Every person must have a working seat beltAnswer

Explanation: At Level One, each person in the vehicle must have a working seatbelt, so a G1 driver may carry only as many people as there are working seatbelts.

8 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Every 5 years, like all other drivers
• B.Every 4 years
• C.Every year
• D.Every 2 yearsAnswer

Explanation: If you are 80 years of age or older, you must renew your driver’s licence every two years. At the renewal appointment you complete a vision test and a five-minute screening exercise.

9 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.6 daysAnswer
• B.10 days
• C.30 days
• D.14 days

Explanation: A change of name or address must be reported to the ministry within 6 days so your licence and vehicle records stay accurate.

10 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Licence and birth certificate
• B.Licence and the bill of sale for the vehicle
• C.Licence, vehicle permit and proof of insuranceAnswer
• D.Licence and a recent safety inspection report

Explanation: You must carry your driver’s licence, vehicle permit and insurance, and surrender them immediately when a police officer asks for them. Contrary to popular belief, you do not have 24 hours to present these documents.

11 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.None at all
• B.Only oneAnswer
• C.Up to three
• D.As many as there are working seatbelts

Explanation: Between midnight and 5 a.m., a G2 driver aged 19 or under may carry only one passenger aged 19 or under during their first six months at Level Two. After six months the limit rises to three, until the full G licence. The restriction is lifted by a fully licensed driver in the front passenger seat, and it never applies to immediate family.

12 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.When the driver is going to or from work
• B.On weekends and holidays
• C.When a fully licensed driver is in the front passenger seat, or the passengers are immediate familyAnswer
• D.When everyone in the vehicle is wearing a seatbelt

Explanation: Two situations lift it: a fully licensed driver sitting in the front passenger seat, or passengers who are immediate family — a guardian, or someone related by blood, marriage, common-law relationship or adoption. A working seatbelt for every occupant is required in all of these cases; it is a separate rule, not an exemption.

13 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.It removes the waiting period entirely
• B.It cuts the waiting period in half
• C.It changes nothing — it only lowers insurance premiums
• D.It takes 4 months off, so the wait becomes 8 months instead of 12Answer

Explanation: Graduating from a ministry-approved beginner driver education course is recorded in your licence history and cuts 4 months off Level One: an 8-month wait before the G2 road test instead of 12. The course itself runs at least 40 hours, and it may also bring savings on your car insurance.

14 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.5 yearsAnswer
• B.2 years
• C.10 years
• D.There is no time limit

Explanation: Novice drivers have 5 years to finish graduated licensing. If a G1, G2 or M2 licence is about to expire with the process unfinished, the same class can be kept by passing a test and paying the 5-year licensing fee — this is called requalification. Let it expire without requalifying and you have no licence at all, and must reapply at Level One.

15 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.Start graduated licensing again from Level One
• B.Just renew it — an expired car licence can be renewed within a year without any testsAnswer
• C.Pass the knowledge test again
• D.Pass both a knowledge test and a road test

Explanation: An expired car or motorcycle licence can be renewed within a year without taking any tests. Leave it suspended, cancelled or expired for more than 3 years, though, and you must re-apply in Ontario and meet every graduated licensing requirement again, tests included. Renewal notices come in the mail, but keeping the licence valid is your responsibility, not the ministry’s.

16 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.A certificate from a driver education course
• B.A letter from your insurance company
• C.2 pieces of identification, money for the fees, and your glasses or contacts if you need them to driveAnswer
• D.A vehicle in good working order

Explanation: The knowledge test asks for 2 pieces of identification, money for the test fees, and glasses or contact lenses if you need them to drive. A vehicle in good working order belongs to the road test — where you should also arrive at least 30 minutes before the appointment.

17 of 17 · Getting your licence

• A.In emergencies.
• B.To a person learning to drive.
• C.It is not permitted.Answer
• D.For identification purposes.

Explanation: Lending your licence, or letting anyone else use it, is illegal in Ontario. There is no exception for an emergency, for someone learning to drive, or for proving who you are.