What you need to know about your License
Renewing an Operators license
Replacing a lost or stolen license
Exchanging a Non-Alberta Operators License
Identification Card
Drivers Record and abstract
A Driver’s Abstract shows your driving history for the previous 3, 5 or 10 years. You may obtain your own driving record in person by producing identification. An abstract is a summarized record of all traffic violations during the specified period. It is useful for presentation to an insurance agent and for employment applications. A third party may obtain your abstract only with your written consent.
Please click here for the Statement of Consent.
If you are out of province and require an abstract you may either authorize an Alberta Resident who is able to go into an Alberta Registry office to obtain your Alberta Driver’s License for you (Please click here for the Statement of Consent) or you must complete a Notarized Request for Personal Driving and Motor Vehicle Information form with a Notary (Please see our Useful Forms section for the Notarized Request).
License Class
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Any motor vehicle, or combination of vehicles, other than a motorcycle
- Class 6 type vehicles, for learning only
Requirements: vision screening, written and road test, medical report and airbrake certificate.
Vehicle for road test: tractor-trailer combination with three or more axles and air brakes.
Permits an operator to drive:
• Any motor vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that the holder of a Class 3, 4 and 5 operator’s licence may operate
• Any bus
• Classes 1 and 6 type vehicles, for learner only
The minimum learning or licensing age is 18.
Requirements: vision screening, written and road test, and medical report, airbrake certificate for vehicle with airbrakes.
Vehicle for road test: a bus with a seating capacity exceeding 24 including the operator.
Permits an operator to drive:
• Any motor vehicle, or combination of vehicles that the holder of a Class 5 operator’s licence may operate
• A single motor vehicle with three or more axles
• A motor vehicle with three or more axles towing a trailer with one or more axles, if the trailer is not equipped with airbrakes
• Classes 2 and 4 type vehicles without passengers
• All motor vehicles included under Class 1, 2 and 6, for learning only
No holder of a Class 3 operator’s licence shall operate a motor vehicle:
• That has a seating capacity of more than 15, while that vehicle is transporting any person including the operator
• To transport passengers for hire
The minimum learning or licensing age is 18.
Requirements: vision screening, written and road test, airbrake certificate if the vehicle is equipped with airbrakes.
Vehicle for road test: any single motor vehicle having three or more axles.
• A two axle single motor vehicle, excluding a motorcycle
• A two-axle motor vehicle towing a trailer with one or more axles, if the trailer is not equipped with airbrakes
• A recreational vehicle or any combination of a recreational vehicle and a trailer, if the trailer has not more than two axles and is not equipped with airbrakes
A moped -Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 type vehicles, for learning only
No holder of a Class 5 operator’s licence shall operate a motor vehicle:
That has a seating capacity of more than 15, while that vehicle is transporting any person including the operator
To transport for hire
The minimum learning age is 14.
The minimum licensing age is 16.
Requirements: road test.
Vehicle for road test: any two axle motor vehicle excluding a motorcycle.
• A motorcycle or a moped
• All motor vehicles under Class 5, for learning only
The minimum learning age is 16.
Requirements: written and road test.
Vehicle for road test: motorcycle without sidecar.
• A moped
• A motor vehicle referred to in the Class 5 category, as a learner only
• A motorcycle, as a learner only, if the operator is at least 16 years of age
The minimum learning or licensing age is 14.
Requirements: written test and vision screening.
Learners Permit
- You must be at least 14 years old, and also pass a knowledge/vision test.
- You must have your Class 7 License for a minimum of 1 year from the date of issue before you can go to the next step and take your Class 5 Basic drivers license road test.
- When practicing driving, you must have a person who is over 18 and has a Class 5 Alberta Drivers License in the front passenger seat.
- Only allowed 8 demerits before receiving a suspension notice instead of 15 demerit points.