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For New Residents Who Hold a Driver's Licence Issued by a Country Other than Canada or the USA
New residents who hold a valid driver's licence issued by their jurisdiction of origin may drive the corresponding class of vehicle their licence authorizes: a passenger vehicle, a motorcycle, or a moped for the 6 months following their arrival in Québec. Afterward, the requirement to hold a Québec licence applies.
Terms of exchange vary according to the country that issued your driver's licence.
If your country appears in the following list, you are eligible for a Class 5 driver’s licence exchange without testing as these have standards similar to Québec's. However, you must pass the required tests if your wish to obtain a licence authorizing you to drive a motorcycle:
- Austria
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales
- Japan
- Netherlands (The): Holland, Dutch Antilles (St. Martin, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Sabat and St. Eustache)
- Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
Should your jurisdiction not be listed above, you are eligible for licence exchange, but with testing.
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