Ontario Motorcycle Handbook 2026

Why the Ontario handbook is worth reading once

Every question on the G1 knowledge test comes from what Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) publishes in this handbook. Our 148 practice questions for Ontario are written from it too, so reading it once and then testing yourself is faster than doing either alone.

Read it end to end once, then use practice questions to find the parts you have not absorbed.

What the Ontario handbook covers

These 92 pages are the whole of what the test can draw on. Reading the list below is a quick way to find the parts you have not looked at yet.

• Getting a motorcycle licence and the stages before a full one
• Helmets, eye protection and the rest of your gear
• Pre-ride inspection and what to check every time
• Riding position and where to sit in the lane
• Countersteering, cornering and control at speed
• Braking with both wheels, and what to do when one locks
• Shifting, downshifting and starting on a hill
• Being seen: conspicuity, lane position and blind spots
• Gravel, wet paint, grates, ruts and other poor surfaces
• Group riding and following distance
• Emergencies: quick stops, obstacles, wobbles and blowouts

Ontario test facts

Every figure here is Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO)'s own for the G1 knowledge test, not a national average. Provinces genuinely differ, and studying another province's number is a common way to fail.

Total questions

32 multiple-choice

Pass mark

80% (26 of 32)

Time limit

No time limit

Licence class

M1, M2, M

Minimum age

16 (varies by province; check official site)

Administered by

Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO)

Helmet standard

DOT, Snell, or ECE-approved