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A joint Global News/Canwest News Service investigation has uncovered alarming information about driving schools in the GTA. It turns out, before you sign up for a beginners driving education course, you should check up on the company first.
You can watch the story here, and look for the story Thursday’s National Post.
How do you choose a ministry-approved driver education course?
Not all driving schools offer ministry-approved beginner driver education courses. Look for schools that offer “MTO-approved beginner driver education courses”, or “ministry-approved beginner driver education courses”.
Beginner driving schools in Ontario are regulated by MTO. Choosing a school is a personal choice. Choose carefully: The Ministry of Transportation has compiled a list of registered and approved beginner driving schools:
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/gradu/approve.htm
– You may wish to ask your friends or co-workers to recommend a driving school to you.
– You could consider asking to meet with the instructors who will be conducting the classroom instruction and the behind-the-wheel training.
Driving schools that are no longer on the Ministry’s list of approved schools:
A Plus Driving School
1349 Main Street East
Hamilton, ON L8K 1B6
905-526-8134
Acts Driving School
252 Bank Street, Unit 400
Ottawa, ON K2P 1X3
613-747-0338
All Save Driving School
2741 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6P 1Y1
416-588-1524
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Amigo Driving School
1535 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6E 1C5
416-658-1740
Assyrian Driving School
964 Albion Road, Unit 106
Toronto, ON M9V 1A7
416-347-1762
Best Choice Driving School
5140 Dundas Street West, Unit 2, Etobicoke ON M9A 1C1
416-239-7009
Big City Driving School
3111 Dufferin Street, Suite B-9, Toronto ON M6A 2S7
416-781-6876
C G Driving School
2971 Islington Avenue
Toronto, ON M9L 2K7
416-742-6673
Chief Driver Education
270 Queen Street South
Bolton, ON L4E 4Z5
416-587-7190
Community 2000 Driving School
1865 Leslie Street, Suite 204, North York, ON M3B 2M3
416-385-1222
Dalal Driving School
26A Dundas Street East, 2nd Floor
Mississauga, ON L5A 1W2
416-358-0070
Diamond Driving School
845 Upper James Street, Suite 212
Hamilton, ON L9C 3A3
905-388-5226
Downtown Driving School
2-B Emerson Avenue
Toronto, ON M6H 3S8
416-536-8686
Driving Safety League
81 Wilson West
Ancaster, ON L9G 1N1
905-648-9009
E & V Driving School
2823 Eglinton Avenue East
Scarborough, ON M1J 2E1
416-293-2422
Gondal Driving School
37 George Street North, Suite B508, Brampton ON L6X 1R5
416-737-5417
Hilltop Driving School
28 Mill Street, Unit 12
Orangeville, ON L9W 2M3
519-843-3709
Key Driving School
3212 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Etobicoke, ON M8V 1K7
416-503-2126
Mar-Pol Driving School
2423 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Etobicoke, ON M8V 1C4
416-251-9790 / 416-834-3900
Mr. Learn to Drive
265 Avenue Road
Cambridge, ON N1R 7Z1
519-249-0943 / 1-866-658-2191
North Star Driving School
2299 Drew Road, Unit 6, Mississauga ON L5S 1A3
416-887-8436
Opkar Driving School
204-8 Melanie Drive, Brampton ON L6T 4L2
905-791-4053
Ontario Driver Education
36 Tally Ho Road
Dundas, ON L9H 3M6
905-517-5173
Royal Canadian Driving School
1111 Albion Road, Suite 105, Etobicoke ON M9V 1A9
416-740-3637
Safe Driving School
1085 Princess Street
Kingston, ON K7L 1H3
613-545-9339
Seneca Driving School
1085 Bellamy Road North, Suite 215 Scarborough, ON M1H 3C7
416-915-8685
Standard Driving School
3761 Victoria Park Avenue, Suite 207
Toronto, ON M1W 3S2
416-299-5330
The District of Grand Driving School
200 Third Avenue South West
Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
807-854-0130
Yellow Bird Driver’s Training Centre
3329 Bathurst Street
North York, ON M6A 2B7
416-783-5218
For an updated list of schools no longer approved by MTO and for more information you can go to the Ministry of Transportation’s website:
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/index.html
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