Which province offers the quickest time to get driver license

I live in Quebec. Quebec only allows permanent resident to take the test, and the lapse time between probationary learner's permit & driver license is 8 or 12 months, depending whether you learn on-the-road practice with accredited driving school. You need to take appointment for both tests...

I know in Ontario you can take the exam without appointment, it's first-come-first-serve. However, they have the same lapse period as in Quebec.

The Quebec driver license authority, SAAQ, has its unionized workers on strike since May 18 for an "indefinite period". I am supposed to take the knowledge test on June 2. Due to strike, the service of holding all knowledge/road exam & appointment service are suspended.

So, I want to know which Canadina provicne do not have such learning period, can immediately take knowledge + road exam without appointment. I may consider going to other provinces to get license in July vacation, and convert back to Quebec license.

Any idea/suggestion?

But won't you have to make an assumed address and phony ID to back that up?

Move out of that backwater province.
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It depends where you go in ont you go to any of the big citys then you have to make a appointment.In ottawa right now it is a 2 week waite.If you go to the valley or country yes you can get it right away.

Ontario's levels works like this, with the graduated license system (although I started 7 years ago, and it might have changed):

G1 - Allows you to drive in daytime only, as long as you have a person in the passenger seat who has had their full G for at least five years. You are also only allowed on roads with a speed limit of 80 km/h and lower.

You can just walk in and take this test at any time, it's just a written test.

G2 - Allows you to drive alone at any time, on any road.

I believe there is a one year wait period to take this test, although you can drop if down to 8 months if you take driver's education and pass. You usually have to book this too, and if you're going for the 8 months you need to provie your certificate # to prove it. As hightech05 said, there's usually a wait for it in big cities. This license also only last 5 years, than it expires. If you don't take your G test within this period, than you must start over with the G1 test.

G - Full license, no restrictions. After you get this license you won't have anymore tests until you're 80.

You also need to book this test, as it is a driving test, I believe there is a 1 year wait from your G2 as well.

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Originally Posted by hightech05

It depends where you go in ont you go to any of the big citys then you have to make a appointment.In ottawa right now it is a 2 week waite.If you go to the valley or country yes you can get it right away.

actually if you go to the smaller towns, you still need to wait because they don't have testers there so they make you wait a week or so for the tester to come and do all the road tests in one batch

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to go thru the whole licensing thing in other provinces? In ON, a G1 written test (including the first road test) costs $100 and the G2 highway test costs $75.