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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Licencing requriements for Motorhomes in other provinces

While I was waiting for a response from the ministry on Email protocol and before I send my Email requesting a change to the licencing requirements for motorhomes,  I decided to have a cursory look at web sites from other provinces and territories in Canada.  I've provided references if you want to investigate for yourselves.

Province
Required Licence and reference data
Ontario
Equivalent
British Columbia
Class 5 or 7 Licence                            
http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/types-licences#5
Text “Motor homes (including those with more than 2 axles)”
G-Licence
Alberta
Class 5                                                  
text "(2-axle - Cars, Light Trucks, Motor Homes or Mopeds)"
G-Licence
Saskatchewan
Class 7                  
3-axle motorhomes
G-Licence
Manitoba
Class 5                                  
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/english/brochures/brochures.html 
select "Manitoba's Class Licence System" Then go to page 15 of the Brochure
Motorhome not mentioned specifically
G-Licence
Quebec
Class 5                                                  
text "motor home; "            Note weight not specified
G-Licence
New Brunswick
Class 5
NB Reference                      
text "any three-axle motor vehicle, other than a truck, of a type
designed for use in the construction, maintenance and repair of
highways, whether or not the vehicle is to be so used"
G-Licence
Nova Scotia
Class 3                                                  
text  "Class 3 -- for driving vehicles or vehicle-trailer combinations
weighing greater than 14,000 kilograms;"
Note: no reference to Air Brakes 
D-Licence
PEI
Class 3                                  
text "Class 3 - Straight truck and trailer combination over 14,000 kg"
Note: no reference to Air Brakes

D-Licence
Yukon
Class 5                                                  
·         Class 5 license and drive with full driving privileges

G-Licence
NWT
Click on Basic Licence Drivers Handbook then page down to
"Class 5" on page 14

G-Licence


Please feel free to check the data and let me know what you think.  This by no means, is in-depth research - it is just cruising the provinces' web sites.

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