Documents checklist for your written test

Bring the right documents and you can take your knowledge (written) test the same day. Tick each item as you pack it. Checked against DriveTest and Ontario.ca in October 2026.

🚗 G1 (car) and M1 (motorcycle) written test

• You are at least 16 years old.
• You live in Ontario. From May 11, 2026, you must declare that Ontario is your primary place of residence and that you are in Canada legally.
• One original ID that shows your legal name and full date of birth, such as a passport, Canadian birth certificate, Permanent Resident (PR) card, Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292) with your passport, Ontario Photo Card, or a work permit, study permit or visitor record (IMM 1442). Photocopies and expired documents are not accepted. If one document does not show both your name and date of birth, bring two that do together.
• Proof of a name change (marriage certificate, change-of-name certificate or court order) if the names on your documents are different.
• Your glasses or contact lenses, if you need them. You will take a vision test first.
• Money for the fee: G1 package $159.75 (includes the knowledge test, your first G2 road test and a five-year licence) or M1 package $78.75. A second try at the knowledge test costs $16.00.
• No appointment is needed for the knowledge test. Arrive at least one hour before the centre closes.

🚚 Class A, B, C, D, E or F (truck and bus) written test

• You are at least 18 years old and have a full Class G licence (or higher).
• Your valid Ontario driver's licence and/or acceptable ID.
• A completed commercial medical report from a doctor or nurse practitioner. It is valid for 180 days.
• Two documents that prove you live in Ontario (new from May 11, 2026). Originals or printed copies, in English or French, not photocopies or screenshots. Examples: Notice of Assessment, pay stubs from your last three pay periods, employer letter, bank or credit card statement, lease, mortgage, property tax bill, utility bill or insurance policy. Tax and benefit papers must be from this year or last year. Phone bills are not accepted.
• A document that proves you are in Canada legally and can work (new from May 11, 2026). It must be valid for at least six more months. Citizens and permanent residents: Canadian passport, Canadian birth certificate, PR card, citizenship certificate with photo or Record of Landing. Temporary residents: work permit or study permit (IMM 1442) with your valid passport. A closed work permit must name an Ontario truck or bus driver employer.
• On maintained status? Bring your IRCC Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR). Work permit holders also need the IRCC letter that lets you keep working.
• Your glasses or contact lenses, if you need them.
• Money for the fee: knowledge test $23.75 (Classes A to F).

Class D with an RV restriction does not need work eligibility documents. Without the required documents, DriveTest cannot complete your application.

💨 Air Brake (Z) written test

• Your valid Ontario driver's licence.
• Your glasses or contact lenses, if you need them.
• Money for the fee: Z knowledge test $16.00 (Z package with the practical test: $66.00).

💳 How to pay

DriveTest accepts cash, debit, credit card, certified cheque, bank draft, money order (payable to Serco Canada Inc.) and traveller's cheques. Fees are set by the Government of Ontario and can change.

ℹ️ Good to know

• You must pass your road test within one year of passing the knowledge test, or you will need to take the vision and knowledge tests again.
• Class A: you must finish the mandatory entry-level training before your road test (not before the written test).
• From January 1, 2027, you must have held a Class G licence for at least 6 months before you take the Class A road test.