Getting Your driving license in British Columbia

For the first 90 days after moving to British Columbia, if you hold a valid driver’s license from another province or country, you are permitted to use it. You then have 90 days to apply for a BC license. You may drive for up to a year on a valid license from your home province or nation. If your temporary foreign worker stay exceeds 12 months, you must apply for a BC driver’s license.

Applying for a driving license in British Columbia:

• Examine the Learn to Drive Smart manual beforehand to prepare for the knowledge test.
• Schedule a time to visit an ICBC driver’s license office.
• Pay a $15 CDN charge.
• You will be expected to present one primary and one secondary original, legitimate form of identification during your appointment and submit to a vision test.
• Bring a consent form signed and witnessed by your parent or legal guardian if you are under 19.
• Complete the knowledge test with multiple choice questions and respond to at least 40 of the 50 questions.
• After passing, you’ll get your learner’s permit and become a beginner driver.
• After that, you must wait 12 months before requesting a novice license.