We have different types of licences for different needs. The most common licence is the Class 5-passenger vehicle licence.
Driver’s licences
Class 5 or 7 driver’s licence
What you can use it for:
- To drive cars, vans, trucks, construction, utility vehicles (2 axles maximum) and motorhomes (may exceed 2 axles)
- To tow trailers or vehicles up to 4,600kg
- To ride a limited speed motorcycle or an all-terrain vehicle (ATV)
- To ride 3-wheeled vehicles but does not include 3-wheeled motorcycles (trikes) or motorcycle/sidecar combinations
Note: Class 7 has graduated licensing restrictions
Get your driver’s licence:
Motorcycle licences
Class 6 or 8 driver’s licence
What you can use it for:
- To ride motorcycles, all-terrain cycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
Note: Class 8 has Graduated Licensing restrictions
Get your motorcycle licence:
Commercial licences
Class 1
What you can use it for:
- Semi-trailer trucks
- All other class 1-5 motor vehicles or combination of vehicles
- Motorcycles not allowed
Get your commercial driver’s licence
Class 2
What you can use it for:
- To drive buses, including school buses, special activity buses and special vehicles
- To drive any vehicle allowed in Class 4 and 5
Get your commercial driver’s licence
Class 3
What you can use it for:
- To drive trucks with more than two axles, such as dump trucks and large tow trucks but does not allow driving a bus carrying passengers
- To drive a tow car towing a vehicle of any weight
- To drive a mobile truck crane
- To drive any vehicle in Class 5
Get your commercial driver’s licence
Class 4 (restricted)
What you can use it for:
- To drive taxis and limousines (up to 10 persons including the driver)
- To drive for a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft
- To drive ambulances
- To drive special vehicles with a seating capacity of not more than 10 persons (including the driver) used to transport people with disabilities
- To drive any vehicle in Class 5
Get your commercial driver’s licence
Class 4 (unrestricted)
What you can use it for:
- To drive buses with a maximum seating capacity of 25 persons (including the driver), including school buses, special activity buses and special vehicles used to transport people with disabilities
- To drive taxis and limousines
- To drive for a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft
- To drive ambulances
- To drive any vehicle in Class 5
Get your commercial driver’s licence
Heavy trailer endorsement
(Code 20) added to Class 4 or 5
What you can use it for
- To tow trailers or towed vehicles exceeding 4,600 kg gross vehicle weight (GVW). Neither the vehicle nor trailer may have air brakes.
Note: With this endorsement, you’ll need to obtain a commercial class medical assessment
To get a heavy trailer endorsement, please see the heavy trailer fact sheet or contact us.
House trailer endorsement for towing heavy RVs
(Code 7) added to Class 4 or 5
To tow a recreational (house) trailer exceeding 4,600 kg gross vehicle weight (GVW). Neither the truck nor trailer may have air brakes.
Get a house trailer endorsement for towing heavy recreational vehicles (RVs)
Riding mopeds and scooters
No special class of licence
- May be operated with all classes of driver’s licence.
- Cannot be operated on a class 5 or 7 learner’s licence
A limited-speed motorcycle has:
- A motor with a piston displacement of 50 cc or less, or a power source that produces a maximum of 1.5 kW
- A power drive system that does not require clutching or shifting after the drive system is engaged
- A maximum speed of 70 km/h on level ground
- A maximum weight of 95 kg
- Wheels with a diameter of at least 254 mm