Ontario driving licences

Thanks guys,
According to the Toronto Sun of the 31st Jan,we can now exchange licence for licence after a vision test.Apparently,Canadians have been able to do this the other way for a while!
Thanks again,Sat.

I do not know anything about a law change in 2004. Ontario’s licencing laws and policies were completely revised only in 1994, so I don’t see why they would implement anything new so soon.

I live in Ontario and here is what it says in my The Official Driver’s Handbook which I bought a few years ago when I was getting my licence:

If you are a new resident of Ontario and have a valid driver’s licence from another province or country, you can use that licence for 60 days in Ontario. If you want to continue to drive after 60 days, you must get an Ontario driver’s licence.

If you are a licensed driver from a country other than Canada, USA, or Japan, you must meet the Ontario driver medical requirements, pass a vision test and a test of your knowledge of the rules of the road and traffic signs. If you have acceptable proof of two or more years of driving experience, you may take the Level Two road test to earn full driving privileges. If you do not pass this road test, you will get a Level One (car or motorcycle) licence and may immediately schedule a Level One road test. A driver’s licence from another area is considered acceptable proof if it shows you have the driving experience required. If it does not, you will need to show documents that do. If you do not have acceptable proof of your driving experience, you will start at the beginning of Level One as a new driver.

To sum it up, you do not have to take the written test, or the Level One road test, you go straight to the Level Two test, and if you pass it you get a real licence.

I would recommend you schedule your road test as soon as possible because when I went they were booked about 3 months in advance.

I believe they waive the actual driving test both ways. Writen test only.

Sauron

Cheers mate!!

I have a friend over here at the moment from Sarnia, i’ll ask him on friday when i see him at the club, and get back to you