Driver's Licence

Small Bus or Minibus (Class 4B)

To drive a passenger motor vehicle with a seating capacity for 24 or few passengers, you must hold a Class 4B licence or higher (1, 2, 3, or 4A).

A Class 4B licence also authorizes the holder of this licence to drive vehicles from Classes 4C, 5, 6D and 8.

Conditions for obtaining a Class 4B licence

You must meet the following criteria:

• Basic requirements
• Pass the SAAQ's vision test;
• Submit a satisfactory medical report;
• Pass the knowledge test (consult the costs for obtaining a licence for various classes of driver's licence);
• Experience required
• You must have 12 months of experience as a holder of a Class 5 probationary licence or Class 5 driver's licence.

Medical assessment and vision test

Go to an SAAQ service centre to:

• take a vision test;
• obtain the medical assessment form that you are required to have your physician fill out. You must send the completed form to the SAAQ.

To drive a school minibus

In addition to a Class 4B licence, a certificate of competence is required to drive a school minibus. This certificate is issued after successfully completing the training programs and payment of the fee.
For further information or to register for a training program, contact one of the following centres:

• Centre de formation en transport de Charlesbourg (in French)
  700, rue de l'Argon
  Québec (Québec) G2N 2G5
  Telephone: 418 634-5580
  Fax: 418 849-0290
• Centre de formation du transport routier de Saint-Jérome
  17000, rue Aubin
  Mirabel (Québec) J7J 1B1
  Telephone: 450 435-0167
  Toll free: 1 877 435-0167
  Fax: 450 435-0933

To prepare properly

We recommend that you:

• study traffic regulations in the Driver's Handbook;
• study driving techniques in Driving a Passenger Vehicle;
• check your knowledge online about driving a car or a motorcycle to practise.

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