Everything a Canadian learner driver needs to learn
56 topics in 8 parts. Each topic says what you should be able to do and know, explains it in plain English and ends with questions to test yourself. A national overview of what Canadian learner drivers need to know. Licence stages, ages and tests differ by province, so each topic says what varies and where to check.
Learn it topic by topic
Work in order, or jump to what you are practising this week.
Getting started: graduated licensing and the law
Graduated licence stages, classes, vision tests, costs and legal basics, with provincial differences flagged.
- Graduated licensing explained
- Licence classes
- Vision tests and medical fitness
- The cost of getting a licence
- Supervising a learner driver
- New to Canada: foreign licences and exchange
- Vehicle checks before you drive
- Insurance and registration
Vehicle controls and basic skills
Driving position, controls, steering, braking, scanning (IPDE) and automatic or manual cars.
- Seat, mirrors and steering wheel
- Controls, gauges and warning lights
- Steering and turning
- Braking and stopping distances
- Scanning and the IPDE process
- Automatic or manual
Rules of the road
Right of way, intersections, turns, lanes, speed, passing, parking, school buses and move over.
- Right of way
- Intersections and traffic circles
- Turns, U-turns and turn lanes
- Lane use and changing lanes
- Speed limits
- Passing and overtaking
- Following distance
- Parking rules
- School buses
- Slow down and move over
- Right turn on red
Signs, signals and markings
Road signs, signals, pavement markings and work zones.
- Sign shapes and colours
- Regulatory signs
- Warning signs
- Traffic signals and arrows
- Pavement markings
- Work zones
Sharing the road
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, large trucks, emergency vehicles, trains and wildlife.
- Pedestrians and crosswalks
- Cyclists
- Motorcyclists
- Large trucks and buses
- Railway crossings
- Moose, deer and wildlife
Highways, winter and special conditions
Highways, winter driving, rain and fog, night driving, wildlife and emergencies.
- Highway and freeway driving
- Winter driving and winter tires
- Rain, fog and floods
- Night driving
- Drowsy driving
- Breakdowns and emergencies
Law, penalties and safety
Impaired and distracted driving, demerits, seat belts, insurance and crashes.
- Impaired driving
- Distracted driving
- Demerit points and penalties
- Seat belts and child car seats
- Stunt driving and excessive speeding
- What to do after a collision
The knowledge test and road test
What the written test covers, booking, the road test, vehicle requirements and what to do if you fail.
- The knowledge test
- Booking your tests
- The road test
- Your vehicle for the road test
- Parallel parking and test maneuvers
- If you fail
- Moving provinces
One quiz, every topic
Random questions drawn from every topic in a random order. Great for the week before your test.