If you want to legally drive a car in Canada, you’ll require a drivers license that’s been issued by your province or territory’s government.
Do remember to have it with you whenever you’re driving as, with it, you can drive anywhere you want in Canada.
If you are studying here and are from outside Canada, you must have a valid driver’s license issued by your home country. In case your driver’s license is not in the English language, carry its certified translation done by a translator approved by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC).
You can drive till your studies last, so long as you remain a full-time student only.
To drive here, you require a valid home country’s permit. If it is not in English, you will need a certified translation of the same, done by an ICBC-approved translator.
Do note that you can drive for up to a year during your stay here. In case you leave the country and return,this one-year timeline shall commence again.
If you are from outside Canada and are visiting British Columbia, you should have a valid home country driver’s license. If it is not in English, you will need a certified translation of the same, done by an ICBC-approved translator.
With these, you can drive for up to six months here as a visitor.
As a new resident of British Columbia, you can change your home country driving permit to a Class 5 license. For this, you have to drive up to 90 days after taking residency. Also, you have to change your home country’s driver’s license prior to that.
If you have been driving for more than two years, you can exchange it for either a British ColumbiaClass 5driver’s license or Class 6 (depending on the country).
If your experience is less than two years, you have to undergo the Graduated Licensing Program(GLP).
Once you are in possession of your new British Columbia driver’s license, you have to surrender your previous license.
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