InfoPEIHOME / GOVERNMENT / GOVINFO / TRANSPORTATION / LAND / MOTOR VEHICLES (CARS, TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES) / LICENSES / Driver's License Where can I get a driver's license?
Drug or alcohol offenses may cause postponement of new driver's license eligibility. Driver license classes include:
A written or oral exam, road sign, driving, vision test and Novice Driving or Driver Education Course is required for your original licence. An eye test is required if your license is expired more than one year. A written, vision and driving test is required if your license is expired over one year from another jurisdiction, or over 3 years if PEI license. Regular driver's license renewal must be made in person. The minimum age to drive in PEI is 16. You may obtain Class 7 licence at age 15 1/2 if you are enrolled in an approved Driver Education Program. However, you must wait at least 180 days after receiving your instruction permit before taking the road test. Drivers providing instructions to a beginner driver with an Instruction Permit must have held a valid drivers license for at least 4 years.
The fee to write the exam for an instruction permit is $20.00. Graduated Driver License Effective December 20, 2000 all newly licensed drivers (held license less than 2 years) will be subject to the following restrictions:
Minimum visual acuity requirements for class 5 driver's license without restriction 20/50 (6/15 metric) with both eyes open and examined together . Licence includes a digitized photograph in color. License does not include a Social Security or Social Insurance number. Curfew restricting driving hours does not apply. Province does not have an occupational hardship license law. Driving in PEI if from another Jurisdiction or Country When someone moves to PEI from another country, they must register as a new driver with the Department of Transportation and Public Works. Individuals registering as new drivers from elsewhere in Canada, the United States, Germany, Austria and Switzerland do not have to register as new drivers on PEI. However, they must provide two pieces of residency documentation showing their PEI address and surrender their current driver's license. If from outside Canada and have not been previously licensed or held a Voluntary Identification card on Prince Edward Island, they must also provide immigration documents or proof of Canadian citizenship. You will be issued a PEI license of equivalent class for the regular cost of the license for the designated period. For individuals coming from countries other than those mentioned above, and have never been licensed in the United Sates or Canada, complete testing (written, vision and driving) is required. Once you receive your PEI license your original license is invalid. Licenses being surrendered will not be returned. Contact Alberton Charlottetown Montague O'Leary Souris Access PEI Souris - Johnny Ross Young Services Centre Summerside Tignish Wellington | ||||||||||
