Driver's Licence

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 car, a motorcycle, or a moped for the first 90 days 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.

Should your jurisdiction of origin be in the list below, you qualify for driver's licence exchange without testing, as these have standards similar to Québec's:

• 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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