Exchanging a India licence in Canada

No province we cover exchanges an Indian licence. The most it earns you is credit for your experience, and only in the provinces that offer it. Everywhere else you test as a new driver.

Province by province

Province	Recognition	What is required
Ontario	Experience credit only	Vision test, knowledge test, G2 road test and G road test
British Columbia	No recognition	Knowledge test and road test
Alberta	Experience credit only	Class 7 knowledge test and Class 5 road test
Saskatchewan	Experience credit only	Road test
New Brunswick	No recognition	Vision, written and road test
Yukon	No recognition	Full graduated licensing: knowledge and road test
Quebec	Not published	Not published

Not yet covered: Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. We add a province once we can point to what its authority publishes.

The detail, per province

OntarioExperience credit only

Waived:: None; up to 12 months of experience credit shortens the pre-G2 wait only
Required:: Vision test, knowledge test, G2 road test and G road test

British ColumbiaNo recognition

Required:: Knowledge test and road test

AlbertaExperience credit only

Waived:: None; the GDL Exemption Program can credit the learner wait
Required:: Class 7 knowledge test and Class 5 road test

SaskatchewanExperience credit only

Waived:: None; 9+ months of experience can waive the learning period
Required:: Road test

New BrunswickNo recognition

Required:: Vision, written and road test

YukonNo recognition

Required:: Full graduated licensing: knowledge and road test

QuebecNot published

SAAQ publishes no public country list; confirm your own case with them.

Sources de ce guide (7 pages officielles de provincial)

Ontarioontario.ca
British Columbiaicbc.com
Albertaalberta.ca
Saskatchewansgi.sk.ca
New Brunswickgnb.ca
Yukonyukon.ca
Quebecsaaq.gouv.qc.ca

Consultées en août 2026. Sources officielles uniquement ; ce que l'autorité ne publie pas est signalé comme non publié plutôt que deviné. Les pages consultées qui ne disent rien sont citées quand même.

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