Driver Knowledge Test (Learners Exam)

WHAT IS a driver knowledge test?

In order to receive a  Learners Licence for any class, you are required to write a driver knowledge test.

How Can you do a driver knowledge test?

this service must be done in store

TESTING HOURS:
Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm (must be ‘writing’ by 4:30 as the exam takes at least ½ hour and this allows for processing time upon passing)
Saturday 9am to 3:30pm (must be ‘writing’ by 3:30 as the exam takes at least ½ hour and this allows for processing time upon passing)

You must be at least 14 years of age. Please bring one of the following pieces of identification.

IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Valid Canadian Passport or original Canadian Birth Certificate
  • Immigration document (work permit, record of landing, permanent resident card or Citizenship card)
  • Original ‘paper’ Alberta Health Care Card or DIGITAL HEALTH WALLET CARD
  • If under the age of 18 you must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (must present original document duly signed), parents must bring their proof of legal entitlement, their Alberta Driver’s Licence or Alberta Identification Card (proof of child’s residency requirements) and physical Alberta Health Card or Digital Mobile Health Card for validation purposes.
  • If you are over the age of 18 you must bring Proof of Current Alberta residency such as: Pay-stub, utility bill, lease agreement – fully executed (no hand written rental agreement allowed), Land Title, Cable Bill – only need and one dated within 90 days with your name and current Alberta address, along with the above-mentioned identification requirements. Statements can be shown on your phone.

Click here if English is not your first language.

If English is not your first language, you can do the exam in the following languages:

  • French
  • Arabic
  • Vietnamese
  • Punjabi
  • Hindi
  • Spanish
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Tagalog (Philippines)

English oral translated knowledge tests may be made available to clients who:

  • Are unable to speak or comprehend the English language.
  • Have poor reading skills and have difficulty understanding the written test.
  • Have hearing loss or who are deaf.
  • Have a medical condition such as dyslexia

Who can be approved as Translators for Knowledge Tests? Translator Identification Number (TIN) is required.

  •  A Registry Agent employee.
  •  Currently Certified or Accredited Translators from:
  •  Alberta Court Interpreters Association
  •  The Alberta Chapter of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (ACRID)
  •  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society
  •  The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta www.ATIA.AB.CA
  •  Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC)
  •  The Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Southern Alberta (AVLISA)
  •  Centralized Interpreter Services (CIS) Edmonton area only
  •  International Federation of Translators

Individuals that have been granted special exemption by the Registrar of Alberta Transportation – a TIN is still required.

Who is not eligible or what translation credentials are not acceptable?
  • Letter from the Immigration Refugee Board or from a local community representative or an employer.
  • An owner or employee of a Driver Training School, a Driver Training Instructor or a Driver Examiner.
  • A relative or employer of the applicant.
  • Persons not otherwise accredited or certified by one of the above listed entities.

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