Planning to live and work in canada.?

Question

Hi there i need some advice i currently work in the uk as a bus driver and am planning to emmigrate to canada. I am wondering if i will have to undertake the tests to drive in canada or will i be able to get a licence to drive internationally.

Answer 1

check out the department of motor vehicles for the exact rules and regulations...however your license should be honored for at least a few years. Think if you were to rent a car in a foreign country, they allow it. In my experience, they allow you your proper license for one year, then they require a resident one etc. Check it out. My dad drives for Greyhound Canada! ;)

Answer 2

I don't know for sure but...

Drivers' licenses are provincial responsibility. Check for the web site for the province(s) you are thinking of emigrating to.

Basically, yes, your existing driver's license - car and/or motorcycle - is valid for ordinary driving for up to 30 days after you take up residence. I suspect for commercial driving, you have to apply when you get here and retake the test(s). There are specific licenses for commercial and for air-brake use, and for size of vehicle, bus driver, etc. See this - http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/classes.htm . Wander around that web site for more details.

Since everything is backward, and some signs are different, you want to at least study, and get some practice, before trying to take the test.

Obviously, nobody will want to hire someone who is NOT licensed in the province they are working - it's probably illegal anyway. I assume they have some reciprocal agreement to recognize licenses between provinces(I.e. just take the written test), but I doubt it applies to foreign licenses. So, your best bet is to phone or email some of the bigger trucking or bus companies and see what they suggest for places to take courses or at least getting an opportunity to take the driving tests.

Alberta (Calgary especially, and Fort MacMurray) are dying for people to hire, but (a) it's a boom-and-bust economy dependent on oil prices, and (b) housing in Alberta, and Vancouver or Victoria, and Toronto area, is ridiculously expensive - except maybe to someone coming from England.

Good luck!

(Oh, you'll see a reference to "Graduated licensing". For the first year or two, young drivers cannot do certain things - drive late at night, take more than x passengers, must have ZERO blood alcohol, etc. Stretches the "learner" phase for 2 years or more. A few provinces have this. I believe it's age related, should not apply to you.)

Answer 3

You should always get a driver license in Canada.

Answer 4

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