DRIVE IQ CANADA · LICENCE EXCHANGE
VERIFIED AGAINST SAAQ · AUGUST 2026
Exchange a foreign driver's licence in Quebec
Do you have to take a road test? It depends entirely on who issued your licence. Here is what SAAQ publishes.
Quebec holds agreements with a number of countries, but the SAAQ publishes no country list at any address we can link to. The rules sit behind a questionnaire that asks your situation first, and the page it leads to mixes wording specific to United States licences with wording for everyone else.
The things that catch people out
No list we can point to
We will not reprint a country list we cannot link to. Even under an agreement, a motorcycle licence requires passing the Class 6 proficiency tests first. Confirm your own country with the SAAQ before you plan around an exemption.
By where your licence was issued
The countries we cover so far. Open one for how it fares across every province.
Other provinces
Sources for this guide (1 official SAAQ pages)
- 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.
Drive IQ Canada is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ). This page is for information only. Always confirm current requirements with the agency before you book.
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