Nova Scotia Class 7 cheat sheet
Nova Scotia Class 7 test facts in one place: the pass rule, what to do after a fail, the licence stages and the questions learners get wrong most often.
Test numbers
- Pass rule
- 40 questions in two sections of 20, road signs and rules of the road. You need 16 of 20 (80%) in EACH section; failing either section fails the test.
- Total questions
- 40 (20 signs + 20 road rules)
- Time limit
- No published time limit
- Minimum age
- 16
- Languages
- English and French online; other languages with an interpreter
- Administered by
- Access Nova Scotia centres
- Retake waiting period
- None online, next day in person; if you don't pass both parts, you retake both
If you fail
Registry of Motor Vehicles, Service Nova Scotia sets the retake rules below. Check them again on the agency page before you book.
- Retake waiting period
- None online, next day in person; if you don't pass both parts, you retake both
Graduated licence
- Minimum age to start
- 16
- Licence stages
- Class 7 (Learner), Class 5N (Newly Licensed), Class 5 (Full)
- Blood alcohol for new drivers
- Zero
- Fastest route to a full licence
- 33 months
- Road tests in this licensing system
- 1
What comes after the knowledge test
Nova Scotia sets 1 road test in its licensing system. Our road test guide lists what the examiner marks.
Study checklist
Tick each free topic as you finish it. Your ticks stay on this device.
Sources
Checked against the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Service Nova Scotia handbook and licensing pages. Last verified November 2026.