DRIVER’S LICENCE CLASSES
1 A combination of road vehicles made up of:
• a double-axle road tractor with a net • a road tractor with three axles or more • a truck covered by Class 3 hauling a • a truck covered by Class 3 hauling any
weight of 4,500 kg or more hauling hauling one or more trailers or semitrailers trailer or semitrailer whose net weight trailer or semitrailer other than those
one or more trailers or semitrailers is 4,500 kg or more and which is only described above, with a net weight of
used to transport equipment, tools or 2,000 kg or more
furnishings as part of its permanent
equipment
Classes covered: 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5, 6D, and 8
2 A bus arranged for the transport of more than 24 passengers at a time
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Classes covered: 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5, 6D, and 8
3 Straight-body truck with:
• three or more axles or • a twin-axle truck with a net weight of 4,500 kg or over
Classes covered: 4A, 4B, 4C, 5, 6D, and 8
A Class 3 licence also authorizes its holder to drive a road vehicle covered by this class hauling a trailer or semitrailer:
- with a net weight of less than 2,000 kg
OR
- with a net weight of at least 2,000 kg but less than 4,500 kg which is only used to transport equipment, tools or furnishings as part of its permanent equipment
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4A to drive a heavy vehicle equipped with an air brake system
Endorsements M to drive a heavy vehicle equipped with manual (standard) transmission
T to drive a road train, that is, a double road train more than 25 metres long that requires a special road train operating permit
4A Emergency vehicle
(i.e. ambulance, police vehicle or fire truck)
Classes covered: 4B, 4C, 5, 6D, and 8
4B Minibus or bus arranged for the transport of 24 passengers or fewer at a time 4C
4C Taxi
Classes covered: 4C, 5, 6D, and 8 Classes covered: 5, 6D, and 8
5 • Passenger vehicle (automobile
or mini-van) or any double-axle
• Motor home • Tool vehicle: road vehicle in which the work station is contained • Service vehicle: vehicle
within the driver's compartment equipped to supply, repair
truck or road tractor with a or tow road vehicles
net mass of less than 4,500 kg For the purposes of this definition, a truck
chassis is a frame equipped with the
combination of mechanical components
required for a vehicle that is manufactured
for the purpose of transporting people,
goods or equipment.
Classes covered: 6D and 8 All vehicles covered by this class can be driven while pulling a trailer or, in the case of a motor home, another vehicle.
6A All motorcycles
6B Motorycles with cylinder
capacity of 400 cc or less
6C Motorycles with cylinder
capacity of 125 cc or less
6D Mopeds and motorized
scooters
6E Three-wheeled motorcycles
not equipped with a sidecar
Classes covered: 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E and 8 Classes covered: 6C, 6D, 6E and 8 Classes covered: 6D, 6E and 8
8 Farm tractor Classes Medical Assessment
1-2-3 Upon application for the class and when holder reaches age
4A - 4B - 4C 45, 55, 60 and 65, and then every two years
C-5172-A (12-02)
5 - 6A - 6B - 6C - 6D - 8 When holder reaches age 75 and 80, and then every two years