DRIVE IQ CANADA · LICENCE EXCHANGE
7 PROVINCES · VERIFIED AUGUST 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 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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