Exchanging a China licence in Canada

A mainland China (PRC) licence is not exchangeable in any province we cover. Taiwan is listed separately by several authorities and is treated very differently, so check which applies to you.

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 for this guide (7 official provincial pages)

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

Read in August 2026. Official sources only; anything the authority does not publish is marked as not published rather than guessed. Pages we checked that said nothing are still cited.

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