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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

ProvinceRecognitionWhat is required
OntarioFull exchangeVision test
British ColumbiaFull exchangeNone
AlbertaFull exchangeNone
SaskatchewanFull exchangeVision test
New BrunswickFull exchangeNone for England, Scotland or Wales; Northern Ireland is not covered
YukonNo recognitionFull graduated licensing: knowledge and road test
QuebecNot publishedNot 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

OntarioFull exchange
Waived:
Knowledge test and both road tests
Required:
Vision test
British ColumbiaFull exchange
Waived:
Knowledge test and road test
Required:
None
AlbertaFull exchange
Waived:
Knowledge test and road test
Required:
None
SaskatchewanFull exchange
Waived:
Knowledge test and road test
Required:
Vision test
New BrunswickFull exchange
Waived:
Road test (England, Scotland, Wales)
Required:
None for England, Scotland or Wales; Northern Ireland is not covered
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)
  1. Ontarioontario.ca
  2. British Columbiaicbc.com
  3. Albertaalberta.ca
  4. Saskatchewansgi.sk.ca
  5. New Brunswickgnb.ca
  6. Yukonyukon.ca
  7. 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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Exchange a Driver's Licence from the United Kingdom in Canada