YOUR ONTARIO G1 GUIDE
Ready for test day.
Where to go, what to bring and what comes next.
Official links · checked October 17, 2026Find your test centreLocations, hours and service alerts
Choose a centre that works for your journey. Check its opening hours and available services before you leave.
Do I need to book?Usually, you can walk in
Aim to arrive at least one hour before closing.
- Bay & College, Toronto: this ServiceOntario location requires an appointment.
- Verbal tests or interpreters: arrange your test with DriveTest in advance.
Your test-day checklistID, payment and glasses if needed
- 1Original, valid identification
It must show your legal name and full date of birth. Check which document or combination of documents is accepted.
- 2Payment for official test fees
The G1 package includes the knowledge test, first G2 road test and a five-year licence. Additional knowledge-test attempts have a separate fee.
- 3Your glasses or contact lenses
Bring them if you need them for driving. A vision test is part of your application.
A G1 Drive practice pass does not book or pay for your official test.
Am I ready to apply?Age, residency and application requirements
- Be at least 16 and a resident of Ontario.
- Pass a vision test and knowledge test.
- Declare that Ontario is your primary residence and that your presence in Canada is legal. This declaration has been required since May 11, 2026.
Review the current application requirements before your visit.
What is the test like?Multiple choice, signs and road rules
- The Ministry of Transportation creates the test. It covers road signs and rules of the road.
- You must finish before the office closes. Results are available immediately.
- DriveTest publishes a passing standard of at least 80%.
- G1 tests are offered in 32 languages, including English, French and Korean. Paper and computer availability varies by centre.
What should I study?Recognise the sign. Understand the situation.
Road signs, traffic lights and the action each requires.
Right-of-way, speed, seatbelts, licence conditions and penalties.
Safe spacing, lane changes, school buses, emergency vehicles and sharing the road.
The official examples show how rules become multiple-choice situations. Study the handbook alongside your practice.
Make your practice countA short routine for your next session
- Try a short mixed set. Read all four choices before answering.
- Learn why. Read the explanation, even when you guessed correctly.
- Return to your mistakes. Retry them, then check the relevant handbook section.
- Turn signs into actions. Name the sign and say what you would do when you see it.
What comes after G1?Your next steps are road tests
- G1Learn with a qualified accompanying driver.
After the knowledge and vision tests, practise under G1 conditions.
- G2Pass your first road test.
Normally after 12 months with G1, or 8 months after an approved beginner driver education course.
- GPass the advanced road test.
You can take it after 12 months with G2.
G2 and G are driving tests, not another routine written test. These steps describe the usual first-time-driver pathway; exchanges and reinstatements can differ.