The authentication letter is proof of experience and must come from the same region in which you obtained your foreign license. The letter must come from the official header and be dated within 6 months of your application by an embassy, consulate or Office of the High Commissioner representing the legal authority of your home region. It must also be translated into English or French (see below). If you are not allowed to exchange your licence, you can still use your multi-year driving experience as a credit to skip part of Ontario`s graduated license program. With more experience and support documents, you can skip more waiting. The exchange agreements apply to licensed motorcyclists from Canada, the United States, Australia and Switzerland. If you have less than two years of experience, you can get a credit for your experience and enter Level 2 of the graduated licensing system. Once you have a total of two years of driving experience, you can take the Level 2 test for full driving clearances. Depending on the country of origin, you can easily exchange your foreign driver`s licence in Canada for a driver`s license without having to pass road tests. However, many newcomers to Canada must pass a theory test and a road test before they can obtain a Canadian driver`s licence, even if they already have years of driving experience outside of Canada. If you have one or two years of driving experience in the last three years, you can immediately take the G1 exit test.

If you succeed, you will receive a G2 license. The MTO may also recognize your driving experience as a time towards mandatory waiting time between driver`s licenses. This means you may not have to wait the full 12 months to go from g2 to G. The type of permit you get depends on the experience you have. For more information on exchanging an extra-provincial driver`s license, visit the DriveTest website. The various driver`s licenses are: B-driving licence, motorcycle licence (all types), AL Motorcycle light licence (125 cm3), MOTORized AT tricycle or four-wheel drive license, A or B driver`s license for vehicles driven by disabled people, C heavy vehicle licence, D public transport licence and E trailer licence. Keep in mind that your driver`s license has 12 points that can be lost after misdemeanors. For more information, please contact the prefecture of your department.

Normally, a new pilot in Ontario must complete the full program with mandatory testing and wait times between stages. The fastest part of the program to get a full G license is 20 months. If your country is not mentioned above, you must pass a full knowledge and road test to obtain your driver`s licence in Canada.