Class 5

• Province removes advanced driving test from GDL drivers’ program

  The 700,000 drivers currently in the program will have to follow requirements to receive their Class 5 licence but won't have to take the advanced driving test.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2023
  
• Ridesharing firms urge B.C. to temporarily scrap licence requirements under COVID-19

  In a letter sent to Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, the companies say a Class 5+ licence could provide short-term work for those out of a job.

  Economy

  May 12, 2020
  
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• Cancellation of Alberta road tests likely causing ‘huge backlog,’ registries worried about catch-up

  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an average of 16,000 road tests performed every month.

  Canada

  May 11, 2020
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• Petition calls on B.C. to dump Class 4 restriction for ridesharing drivers

  The campaign says the Class 4 requirement will mean fewer drivers on the road, and ridesharing skipping some B.C. cities.

  Aug 10, 2019
• B.C. government ruling out Class 5 licences for ridesharing drivers despite committee recommendation

  The B.C. government has stamped a definitive "no" on Class 5 drivers licenses for ridesharing drivers.

  Jun 13, 2019
• Committee looking at ridesharing to report back to legislature by month’s end

  The legislative committee looking into the future of ride sharing in British Columbia has wrapped up its work.

  Politics

  Mar 12, 2019
• MPI call centre still swamped, taking five times last year’s call volume

  Manitoba Public Insurance says call volumes are still high, with operators fielding five times more calls the week of Feb. 18 than at the same time last year.

  Traffic

  Feb 27, 2019
• More Manitoba drivers fail getting their licence than truck drivers getting theirs: MPI

  Numbers from MPI show that in 2018, there were 4,488 attempts by people to earn their Class 1 licence, and 2,177 of those attempts succeeded, a rate of 49 per cent.

  Traffic

  Feb 27, 2019