SAAQ (Driving License)

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec] SAAQ

(English: Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation), is a Quebec crown corporation responsible for licensing drivers and vehicles in the province. They also have a license exchange program where you can just exchange your foreign country's full (Class 5) license with Quebec's License (but only with 12 countries listed under Quebec Foreign License Exchange Program). If not, you can drive for 6 months on foreign license, and then you have to apply for Quebec's License.

As a NEW IMMIGRANT, you MUST call SAAQ to get an appointment first before going to SAAQ:

GENERAL INFORMATION

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Québec area: 418-643-7620

Montréal area: 514-873-7620

Elsewhere (Québec, Canada, United States): 1-800-361-7620

TO OBTAIN YOUR LEARNER'S LICENCE

You must:

Step 1 – Present the Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority (PDF, 103 KB) form, duly completed and signed by your mother, father or legal guardian, if you are under age 18

Step 2 – Provide an attestation from the driving school confirming that you successfully completed Phase 1 of the driving course (if you have attended more than one driving school, you must provide the certificate obtained from each one)

Step 3 – Pass the vision test and fill out the Declaration of Illness or Impairment form

Step 4 – Pay the applicable fee for the learner's licence

Payment methods

At our service outlets, we accept payment:

• in cash
• by Interac (debit card)—not available in some service outlets
• by cheque or money order

Payment by credit card is not accepted.

BOOKS

Get you latest versions of Driver's Handbook and Driving a Passenger Vehicle books in PDF or Paper version from PUBLICATIONS DU QUÉBEC

You can also look at Prospective Passenger Vehicle Driver Guide (official).

You can loan book from library : http://banq.pretnumerique.ca/resources/595bb97f235794540ce82e05?l=en

You can also look for used books on Kijiji.ca

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