Senior Drivers & Licenses
Are you a senior driver looking for quick information about your licensing conditions? Look no more!
If you are 70 years of age or older and a G or M driver involved in a collision
Anyone who is 70 or older and holds a G or M class license and is involved in an collision will have to do an examination that includes:
• A written test regarding the rules of the road
• An in-car test
• Medical and physical exams, tests, and procedures to determine fitness to drive
• A vision test
Regardless of what happens with your ticket, or even if you weren’t issued a ticket, you will be facing a test if you are over 70 years of age and involved in a collision.
If you are 80 years of age or older and a G or M driver in general
Anyone who is 80 or older and holds a G or M class license will need to do an examination every two years to keep their license. You will have to:
• Take a vision test
• Undergo a driver record review
• Participate in a 45-minute Group Education Session (GES)
• During the GES, complete two, brief, non-computerized in-class screening assignments
• If necessary, take a road test
Note: There is no charge for any of the license-renewal requirements– you only have to pay the license-renewal fee.
If you are a commercial driver 65 to 80 years of age
Anyone who is 65 to 80 years of age and holds an A, B, C, D, E, or F class license and is involved in an accident or accumulates more than two demerit points will need to do an examination that includes:
• A written test regarding the rules of the road
• An in-vehicle test — in the vehicle that you are authorized to drive
• An in-vehicle test, in the vehicle that you are authorized to drive but is equipped with air brakes
• An examination of your knowledge of air brakes, their function, and safe operation of
• Medical and physical exams, tests, and procedures to determine fitness to drive
• A vision test
Anyone under the age of 80 who holds a class A, B, C, D, E, or F license will have to do the above mentioned examination every five years, but depending on your age will have to demonstrate that you continue to meet the qualifications at different years.
Anyone 80 years or older with a class A, B, C, D, E, or F license will have to do the above exam every year and demonstrate that you continue to meet the qualifications every year.
All of this information is located in sections 15 & 16 of Ontario Regulation 340/94 of the Highway Traffic Act.