Getting your Saskatchewan learner licence

By the end of this topic you can

• You can state who is eligible for a Class 7 licence.
• You can gather the identification SGI asks for.
• You can explain the parent or guardian consent rule for under-18s.
• You can describe the tests you must pass before your licence is issued.

What you need to know and understand

• You must be 16, or 15 if you are in a certified high school driver education program.
• Documents must be originals. Photocopies are not accepted.
• First-time drivers aged 15 to 18 need a completed Signature/Guarantor Form from a parent or guardian.
• Once a parent gives consent for a Class 5 or 7 licence, it cannot be withdrawn.
• You must pass the Basic and Sign knowledge tests and a vision test.
• After passing, you buy your licence at a motor licence issuer and get a temporary paper licence until the card arrives by mail.
• An SGI photo ID card is not a driver's licence.

What to bring on the day

Bring several pieces of original ID. SGI keeps a full list of approved identity and residency documents, so check it before you go.

• Proof of your full name and date of birth, such as a birth certificate, passport or immigration documents.
• A document showing your signature, such as a Saskatchewan Health card, passport or a Canadian driver's licence, or another document SGI accepts.
• The Signature/Guarantor Form if you are a first-time driver aged 15 to 18. You can get it from SGI, motor licence issuers or SGI-certified driver instructors.
• Legal documents supporting any change of name.
• Glasses or contact lenses if you need them to see clearly.

Steps to your Class 7

1. Book a written test through MySGI or a motor licence issuer, or walk in at the Regina or Saskatoon exam offices during written-test hours.
2. Show your ID and, if needed, your Signature/Guarantor Form.
3. Take the vision test. If you pass only with glasses or contacts, your licence will carry a corrective lens restriction.
4. Pass both knowledge tests: Basic (driving situations and rules of the road) and Sign.
5. Buy your licence at a motor licence issuer. Carry the temporary paper licence until your card arrives.

Students aged 15 and the high school route

If you are 15 and registered in a certified high school driver education program, you can write the Class 7 exam even if you are on a waiting list. You need the Signature/Guarantor Form confirming you are enrolled or plan to enrol. High school students write the exam online through a free MySGI account, which any motor licence issuer can set up when you show your ID. Our guide to learning to drive in Saskatchewan explains the full route.

What your learner licence allows

A Class 7 licence lets you drive Class 5 vehicles as a learner only, with a supervising driver in the front passenger seat. It does not let you get a motorcycle endorsement or drive three-wheeled vehicles. Fees change, so check the current written test and licence fees with SGI before you go.

Common mistakes

• Bringing photocopies of ID. SGI only accepts originals.
• Arriving without the Signature/Guarantor Form when you are under 18.
• Assuming an SGI photo ID card lets you drive. Only a driver's licence does.
• Forgetting your glasses for the vision test.

Test yourself: Getting your Saskatchewan learner licence

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