Driving Test

• ICBC apologizes to customers for long wait times for driving tests

  ICBC says that due to an increase in demand and a shortage of examiners, customers are having to wait as long as seven months to take a driving test.

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  Apr 7, 2025
  
• ‘I just can’t book it’: Ontario drivers struggle to secure road tests amid COVID pandemic

  The Ministry of Transportation said that roughly 421,827 road tests have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
  
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• Nova Scotians can now take driver licence knowledge tests online, with ‘anti-fraud features’

  The online knowledge test will need to be taken on a device that has a camera, so that the system can "capture the applicant" during the test. 

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2021
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• Saskatchewan driving tests resume, post-coronavirus shutdown

  Appointments are currently available, but a wait list is expected as the demand for tests is high says SGI.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2020
• Alberta government looking for feedback on changes to driver testing

  The survey is the latest part of the review that was prompted after Albertans reported long waits before being able to take a driving test.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2019
• Class 4 licence written test required for ridesharing drivers has no mention of ridesharing

  Ridesharing companies are raising concerns after reviewing the class 4 licence written test seen as 'irrelevant' and having no mention of ridesharing, ride-hailing or Transportation Network Services.

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2019
• United Conservatives look at making Alberta driving exam system private again

  Albertans have been complaining of waits as long as six weeks to book a driving test. The Kenney government has made plans to fix what it calls a broken system.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
• Quality B.C. driver education could cut down crashes: expert

  "A lot of problems can be solved with decent driver education, and ICBC has never embraced the driving education as a tool to reduce crashes."

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2018
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• Ontario woman impersonated elderly mother to pass driving test: police

  An Ontario woman is facing criminal charges after attempting to impersonate her own mother during a recent driving test.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2016