Licence Class 1 - minimum age: 18
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 1 vehicles - that is, power units and semi trailers, and trucks which have a trailer(s) or vehicle(s) in tow where the gross weight of the towed unit(s) exceeds 4,600 kg
- Motor vehicles in classes 2, 3, 4 and 5
Does not permit the licence holder to operate
- Vehicles with air brakes, motorcycles or school buses without an appropriate endorsement(s)
Requirements
MINIMUM AGE - 18 years and not a novice driver
MEDICALLY FIT - See 2.7 Medical requirements
ROAD TEST - Must take a road test in a Class 1 vehicle
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 1 vehicles
Licence Class 2 - minimum age: 18
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 2 vehicles - that is, buses having a seating capacity in excess of 24 passengers, while carrying a passenger or passengers
- Motor vehicles in classes 3, 4 and 5
- Class 1 vehicles as a learner with appropriate endorsement
Does not permit the licence holder to operate
- Vehicles with air brakes, motorcycles or school buses without an appropriate endorsement(s)
Requirements
MINIMUM AGE - 18 years and not a novice driver
MEDICALLY FIT - See 2.7 Medical requirements
ROAD TEST - Must take a road test in a Class 2 vehicle
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 2 vehicles
Licence Class 3 - minimum age: 18
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 3 vehicles - that is, trucks with more than two axles, except trucks registered in Class F, and trucks with more than two axles which have a trailer(s) or vehicle(s) in tow, except trucks registered in Class F, where the gross weight of the towed unit(s) does not exceed 4,600 kg
- Motor vehicles in classes 4 and 5
- Power units with more than two axles, when not towing a semi trailer
- Class 1 or 2 vehicles as a learner with appropriate endorsement
Does not permit the licence holder to operate
- Vehicles with air brakes1, motorcycles or school buses without an appropriate endorsement(s)
Requirements
MINIMUM AGE - 18 years and not a novice driver
MEDICALLY FIT - See 2.7 Medical requirements
ROAD TEST - Must take a road test in a Class 3 vehicle
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 3 vehicles
Licence Class 4 - minimum age: 18
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 4 vehicles - that is,
- buses that have a seating capacity of not more than 24 passengers, when transporting passengers
- vehicles registered in Class PT when transporting not more than 24 passengers for hire
- vehicles registered in Class PB or PC
- when transporting not more than 24 passengers for hire; and
- when not used exclusively to transport passengers with a disability and any attendants to those passengers
- ambulances when being used for hire
- motor vehicles in Class 5
Does not permit the licence holder to operate
- Vehicles with air brakes, motorcycles or school buses without an appropriate endorsement(s)
Requirements
MINIMUM AGE - 18 years and not a novice driver
MEDICALLY FIT - See 2.7 Medical requirements
ROAD TEST - Must take a road test in a Class 4 or 5 vehicle
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 4 vehicles
Licence Class 5 - minimum age: 162
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 5 vehicles - that is, cars, vans3, two-axle trucks, two-axle vehicles having a trailer(s) or vehicle(s) in tow where the gross weight of the towed unit(s) does not exceed 4,600 kg, buses when not transporting passengers, three-axle motorhomes, taxis and ambulances when not used for hire
- Law enforcement vehicles when being used for law enforcement purposes
- Two-axle power units, when not towing a semi trailer
- Two-axle farm trucks towing vehicles which have a gross weight that exceeds 4,600 kg
- Farm trucks with more than two axles
- Vehicles registered in Class PB or PC when used exclusively to transport, for hire, not more than 24 passengers with a disability and any attendants to these passengers
- Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 vehicles as a learner with appropriate Endorsement 1, 2, 3 or 4 (minimum age 18 and not a novice driver)
Does not permit the licence holder to operate
- Vehicles with air brakes1, motorcycles without an appropriate endorsement(s)
Requirements
ROAD TEST - Must hold a Class 7 licence for nine months.
Must take a road test in a Class 5 vehicle
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 5 vehicles
Licence Class 7 - minimum age: 162 (15 with High School Driver Education)
Permits the licence holder to operate
- Class 5 vehicles as a learner
- Motorcycles under certain circumstances with appropriate endorsement (minimum age 16)
Requirements
KNOWLEDGE TESTS - Written or oral tests for Class 5 vehicles
IDENTIFICATION - You are required to show your full name and date of birth by a birth certificate, passport or immigration documents. You will also be required to provide a signature from a Saskatchewan Health card, passport or a driver's licence from a Canadian jurisdiction or any document acceptable to SGI. If your name has changed due to marriage or for other reasons, please bring documentation to support the name change. Be sure to take several pieces of original identification with you (photocopies are not acceptable).
The holder of a Class 7 licence must be supervised. The driving supervisor must:
- at all times, be capable of assuming operation of the vehicle;
- hold a minimum of a valid Class 5 driver's licence;
- have held a valid licence for a minimum of 365 days in the preceding three years (but is not a novice driver); and
- occupy the seat nearest to the driver and the vehicle controls.
The licence of any 15-year-old person who discontinues the High School Driver Education Program will be cancelled.
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air brakes are not required to have the air brake endorsement.
- Persons under age 18 require parental consent to obtain driving
privileges. Once consent has been granted it cannot be withdrawn.
- Vans with a seating capacity of 15 or less while carrying passengers. If transporting more than 12 passengers, the driver must be at least 18 years of age and not a novice driver.
