Nunavut Class 7 Numbers Cheat Sheet: Every Figure to Memorize
The sheet has 27 rows: 16 confirmed by a second official source, 10 stated only in the Nunavut Driver's Manual (marked as single source), and 1 left out because nothing official backs it. Sources are limited to gov.nu.ca and nunavutlegislation.ca.
The most useful finding is a correction. Our bank used to say that passengers may ride in a pickup box at 30 km/h or less, which is what the Restricted Driver's Manual says. The Traffic Safety Act, section 237, allows it only when the box is totally enclosed, or when the truck is inside a municipality or settlement and going less than 30 km/h. The full Driver's Manual does not mention the rule. The sheet shows the Act's version and flags the manual's.
The parking figures hold up well. The 3 m from a hydrant, 5 m from a stop sign or signal, 6 m from a crosswalk, 6 m from a fire station driveway, 15 m from a railway crossing and 30 cm from the curb all match sections 219 and 220 of the Act. So do 50 km/h inside a settlement and 90 km/h outside one (section 169), the 150 m gap behind a fire engine (section 230), the 15 days to report an address change and the 30 days for a new resident.
Nunavut sets its learner licence, Class 7, at age 15, with Classes 5 and 6 from 16. The rest of the stopping distances, the 60 m warning distance and the 0.08% blood alcohol figure are published in the manual only, so they carry the single source mark.
What is not on the sheet matters too. The manual gives a $1,000 collision-reporting threshold, but the Act as rewritten in 2017 defines a reportable collision by injury, an unattended vehicle, danger to the public or an owned animal, with no dollar amount. We did not publish a figure the law no longer confirms. Demerit values and thresholds are also absent: the handbook has no chart for them and the bank asks no questions on them.
The gov.nu.ca handbook PDFs refuse scripted downloads, so those rows were read from a text copy and cited with their official address and page.
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Nunavut Class 7 learner's licence (Nunavut has no published graduated licensing) · Numbers reference
Every number the Nunavut Class 7 learner's licence (Nunavut has no published graduated licensing) knowledge test can ask you for, in one place, checked against the official sources and built to print.
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Speed limits
4 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 50 km/h | Default speed limit inside a settlement or municipality with no posted limitApplies where no traffic control device sets a maximum speed. A posted limit always applies instead. |
| 90 km/h | Default speed limit outside a settlement or municipality with no posted limitApplies only where no traffic control device sets a maximum speed. The Act uses the words settlement and municipality; the handbook says communities, cities and towns. |
| Under 30 km/h | Speed limit for riding in the open box of a pickup truckOnly inside a municipality or settlement, and only when the box is not totally enclosed. Otherwise riding in the box is prohibited. The Restricted Driver's Manual says 30 km/h or less; the Act says less than 30 km/h.Our question bank and the official source disagree here. The official value is published. |
| 65 km/h or less | Speed at or below which most injuries and deaths occur in collisionsA handbook safety statistic, not a speed limit. It is the reason the handbook gives for always wearing a safety belt, even on short local trips. |
Distances
6 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 30 m | Do not pass within this distance of an intersection or bridgeThe Act applies the 30 m rule to an intersection, a crosswalk, a level railway crossing, a bridge and a tunnel. The Restricted manual names intersections and bridges. |
| At least 150 m | Minimum distance to stay behind a fire-fighting vehicleDoes not apply to enforcement or emergency vehicles. You also may not park within 150 m of a fire-fighting vehicle that has stopped for a fire alarm. |
| 300 m | Dim your high beams for an oncoming vehicle within this distanceThe Act also requires low beams when you are within 60 m behind a vehicle going the same way, and when you are being overtaken until the other vehicle is 60 m ahead. |
| About 60 m | Distance in front of and behind a disabled vehicle to set out a warning sign or flareThe handbook gives about 60 m (200 ft) for a reflectorized sign or flares. The Act sets a hard 60 m flare rule only for vehicles at or above a prescribed weight parked outside a municipality or settlement at night (s. 130), not for an ordinary car. |
| About 24 m | Total stopping distance for a car travelling at 48 km/hAbout 14 m of braking distance plus reaction distance, roughly five car lengths, with all conditions favourable. |
| About 75 m | Distance needed to stop a vehicle travelling at 90 km/hUnder ideal conditions. The handbook uses it to explain why you must not overdrive your headlights at night. |
Stopping and parking prohibitions
7 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| Within 30 cm | Maximum distance from the curb or edge of the roadway when parkedParallel parking on the right-hand side of a two-way roadway. On a one-way roadway either side is allowed. The handbook gives 12 in. |
| 3 m | No stopping or parking within this distance of a fire hydrantThe Act's parking prohibitions apply within a settlement or, unless a by-law says otherwise, within a municipality. |
| 15 m | No stopping or parking within this distance of the nearest rail of a railway crossingMeasured from the nearest rail. The same settlement and municipality scope applies. |
| 5 m | No stopping or parking within this distance of a stop sign or traffic signalThe Act words it as within 5 m in front of a stop or yield sign or traffic light at the side of the roadway. The handbook adds flashing beacons. |
| 6 m | No stopping or parking in a crosswalk or within this distance of itAlso prohibited inside the crosswalk itself. |
| 6 m | No stopping or parking within this distance of a driveway to a fire stationThe Act applies it on the side of the street on which the fire station is located. Signs can direct otherwise. |
| About 45 cm | Gap beside the car ahead when starting to parallel parkA technique guide, not a legal limit. The handbook says to stop even with the car ahead, about 45 cm (18 in) away. |
Blood alcohol
3 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 0.08% | Blood alcohol level the handbook gives as the legal limit for impaired drivingThe handbook says the limit is a level that does not exceed 0.08%, and a charge can still be laid at any level if your ability to drive is impaired. |
| 3 drinks | Drinks after which a 60 kg person is first over 0.08% on the handbook chartThe chart row for 60 kg reads .033 after 1 drink, .066 after 2 and .099 after 3. It is an estimate, and impairment can start below the limit. |
| 50% | Share of fatal accidents in which at least one driver had been drinkingA handbook statistic citing special studies, often excessive drinking. |
Licence classes: ages and medicals
3 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| 15 years | Minimum age for a Class 7 learner licenceClass 7 only lets you drive a Class 5 or 6 vehicle while learning to operate it. The regulations classify Class 7 as a learner's licence. Nunavut publishes no graduated licensing stages. |
| 16 years | Minimum age to take the test for a Class 5 licenceAlso needs a valid learner's licence, the written knowledge test, the vision standard and a road test. The same age applies to Class 6. |
| 75 years | Age at which a driver's medical is first required for a Class 5, 6 or 7 licenceThe handbook adds a medical at age 80 and every two years over age 80. |
Safety belts
1 number| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| Up to 70% | How much wearing a safety belt can lower your chance of being killed in a collisionA handbook statistic (as much as 70%). It is not a legal requirement. |
Reporting and notification deadlines
2 numbers| Value | Rule |
|---|---|
| Within 15 days | Time limit to notify the Registrar of a change of name or addressCounted from the change. The Act asks you to notify the Registrar; the handbook says the nearest issuing office. |
| Within 30 days | Time limit for a new resident to get a Nunavut driver's licenceThe Act exempts a driver holding a valid licence from another Canadian or United States jurisdiction who has been a Nunavut resident for less than 30 days. |
Other provinces
Cheat sheets for the other graduated licensing streams.
- Alberta Class 7: every number on one page
- British Columbia Class 7L: every number on one page
- Manitoba Class 5L: every number on one page
- New Brunswick Class 7: every number on one page
- Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5: every number on one page
- Nova Scotia Class 7: every number on one page
- Northwest Territories Class 7: every number on one page
- Ontario G1: every number on one page
- Prince Edward Island Class 7: every number on one page
- Quebec Learner's Licence: every number on one page
- Saskatchewan Class 7: every number on one page
- Yukon Class 7: every number on one page
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