Driver Licences and Testing
As of November 2017, the province changed the way residents receive a new driver’s licence and photo ID card. You will no longer receive your driver’s licence or photo ID card at an Access PEI service centre. Your driver’s licence or photo ID card will...
A Restricted Class 4 driver`s license authorizes you to operate a taxicab or a motor vehicle in a "ride-sharing service" with a seating capacity less than 10 passengers including the driver.
A Class 5 driver’s license is required to drive a personal car or light truck on Prince Edward Island. Other classes of license are required if you want to drive a motor cycle, taxi or larger vehicle such as an ambulance, bus or tractor-trailer. Although...
Under the Highway Traffic Act, any driver suspended under the Demerit Point System is required to complete a Driver Improvement Course within six months following reinstatement of their driver’s license.
The purpose of this course is to upgrade driving...
Under the Highway Traffic Act, anyone convicted of impaired driving for drugs, alcohol or a combination of drugs and alcohol, refusing the alcohol roadside screening test, or failing the breathalyzer test, e.g. having a blood alcohol content equal to or...
Please see the links below for an electronic copy of the PEI Driver's Handbook:
French Version Chinese Version (online only) Arabic version (online only)
The Driver's Handbook is currently being updated. The Driver Licenses and Testing section...
An online version of the Driver's Handbook in Arabic is provided in link below.
An online version of the Driver's Handbook in Chinese is provided in link below.
For more information about reinstatement of driver's licences, please read the Administrative Driving Prohibition and Vehicle Impoundment Regulations.
General Contact Information
Telephone:
368-5228
Facsimile:
368-5236
You must pass a written knowledge test and a behind-the-wheel driving test for all license classes 1-5. To arrange an appointment for all driver’s license exams, contact any Access PEI location.
All beginner drivers are required to apply for an...
Driver’s licence and registration fees are being reinstated on January 1, 2020. There will continue to be free vehicle registration for electric vehicles and half-price registration for hybrid vehicles.
Any driver who has a licence refunded after...
Welcome to PEI! If you are non-resident of Prince Edward Island but are a visitor, student or temporary worker, you are permitted to drive under the authority of your non-PEI driver's license. However, please review the information below to ensure you...
Safety Guidelines for the Use of 15 Passenger Vans
A 15-Passenger Van is defined as a Bus and a Commercial Vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act [718 kb] .
According to legislation, "bus" means any motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten...
License and registration services are offered at all Access PEI locations across Prince Edward Island.
Please be advised that driving examinations (behind-the-wheel tests) are offered at Access PEI locations in Alberton, O'Leary, Summerside,...
You must be 16 years of age or older to apply for your Instruction Driver’s Permit (Class 7 licence), sometimes called a Beginner’s Permit. You must present all the necessary documents, pay the required fee, and pass both a vision test and a written...
Beginner drivers in PEI must follow a Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system before a standard Class 5 driver’s license will be issued. It will take a minimum of three years to fully complete the three-stage GDL program, which gradually moves licensed...
If you are operating a commercial vehicle in both Canada and United States with PEI as your base jurisdiction, you must register your vehicle under the International Registration Plan through Prince Edward Island Highway Safety. This applies to vehicles...
The training schools listed in Tables A and B are provincially licensed to operate in Prince Edward Island as private training schools under the Private Training Schools Act and Private Training Schools Act Regulations. Issuing permits in respect of...
If you lose your driver’s license, you can request a duplicate copy at Access PEI.
What is required to get a duplicate driver’s license?
You must appear at Access PEI in person
Complete the following two forms:
Driver License or Photographic...
Effective August 5, 2024, all drivers wishing to obtain a Class 1 driver’s license for the first time will be required to enroll and complete a Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) course at a provincially licensed training school. Funding will be...
As part of Prince Edward Island's commitment to public safety for all road users, the Province is introducing mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for applicants seeking a commercial Class 1 driver’s license for the first time.
Effective August 5,...
What is MELT?
MELT stands for Mandatory Entry-Level Training. Effective August 5, 2024, all PEI drivers applying for a commercial Class 1 driver's license for the first time must complete entry-level training at a provincially licensed driver training...
All drivers must meet the minimum medical standards to hold their specific Class of Drivers' License in accordance with the most recent edition of the Medical Standards for Drivers published by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (...
Your vehicle may be taken from you and stored for a period of time (impounded) if you are charged and/or convicted of certain motor vehicle offences or short term driver license suspensions. If your vehicle is impounded, all costs and charges for the...
Driving is a complex activity and the rules for driving can be significantly different from country to country.
Additionally, the security standards for driver license issuance and documentation varies significantly from one country to another including...
A Photographic Identification Card is a wallet sized card that provides government-issued identification to residents of PEI.
"Resident" means a person legally entitled to be or remain in Canada and who makes the person's home in and is ordinarily...
All drivers in Prince Edward Island are required to renew their driver’s license on or before the expiry date shown on their current license. A PEI driver’s license is valid for 5 years, but why wait until the last minute; you can renew up to 5 months in...
If you require your driving record for insurance or employment purposes, you can request a copy of your driving record through our online service.
The online driver abstract can only be requested by the holder of the driver license.
What is a Driver...
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN THE UNITED STATES:
A commercial vehicle in the United States is defined as the following:
Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in...
If you are an active volunteer firefighter, there is no cost to register your vehicle registration which includes first-time registration for 6-17 months for a new vehicle and annual vehicle registration renewal.
You must use the free vehicle...