DRIVE IQ CANADA · LICENCE EXCHANGE
7 PROVINCES · VERIFIED AOÛT 2026
Exchanging a the United Kingdom licence in Canada
A UK licence exchanges cleanly in most of Canada, but not everywhere. Yukon does not recognise it at all, and New Brunswick recognises it by constituent country, which leaves Northern Ireland out.
Province by province
| Province | Recognition | What is required |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Full exchange | Vision test |
| British Columbia | Full exchange | None |
| Alberta | Full exchange | None |
| Saskatchewan | Full exchange | Vision test |
| New Brunswick | Full exchange | None for England, Scotland or Wales; Northern Ireland is not covered |
| 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
- Waived:
- Knowledge test and both road tests
- Required:
- Vision test
- Waived:
- Knowledge test and road test
- Required:
- None
- Waived:
- Knowledge test and road test
- Required:
- None
- Waived:
- Knowledge test and road test
- Required:
- Vision test
- Waived:
- Road test (England, Scotland, Wales)
- Required:
- None for England, Scotland or Wales; Northern Ireland is not covered
- Required:
- Full graduated licensing: knowledge and road test
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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