Here are the steps to follow in order to apply for a review of either an unfavourable medical decision concerning your driver's licence, or the suspension of your driver's licence for 30, 60 or 90 days.
Québec area: 418 643-5506
Elsewhere (Québec, Canada, United States): 1 800 561-2858
Deadline for filing an application for review
You can apply for a review of a decision if, for medical reasons, we:
You can either:
Administrative Tribunal of Québec: file before the deadline!
If you decide to contest a decision before the TAQ, you must file a proceeding within 60 days of the date of the SAAQ's decision.
Step 1 – Decide whether you should apply for a review of a decision
When you apply for a review, you must be able to demonstrate, by providing a favourable report from a physician or a specialized nurse practitioner, that new facts render you able to drive safely. Such facts may be the result of:
Step 2 – Prepare your application for review
Your application for review must be filed in writing and include:
Step 3 – Mail your application for review
Service de la revision
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
333, boulevard Jean-Lesage
Case postale 19500, succursale Terminus
Québec (Québec) G1K 8J5
Step 4 – Await our decision
After analyzing your application for review, we will either authorize you to drive or uphold the suspension of your driver’s licence.
If our decision is favourable
You will be able to drive again without having to go to one of our service outlets, unless:
If your licence has been expired for 3 years or more, you must pass the proficiency examinationsProficiency examinations allow the SAAQ to check the knowledge and skills of drivers. They include both knowledge and road tests and differ based on the class of driver's licence. They are almost always mandatory when an individual wants to obtain a licence for the first time. (knowledge and road tests) to obtain the desired licence class .
If our decision is unfavourable
You can contest the decision before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (TAQ) by filing a proceeding within 60 days of the date of our decision.
You can only file an application for review in the following cases:
You must file a motion before a judge of the Court of Québec.
Step 1 – Prepare your application for review
You must complete and sign the Application for Review of Suspension of a Licence or the Right to Obtain One (PDF, 372.6 ko).
You must also include with your application the original French copy of the statement of suspension, entitled Suspension du permis ou du droit d'en obtenir un (30, 60 or 90 days).
You can also provide any other document you consider relevant in support of your application for review, such as expert evidence or a medical report.
Step 2 – File your application for review
In person
In any of our service outlets.
By mail
Service de la révision (act. 1462)
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
333, boulevard Jean-Lesage
Case postale 19500, succursale Terminus
Québec (Québec) G1K 8J5
The meeting will be held in the 10 days following the filing of your application. You will be informed of the place and time. You can present witnesses or experts at the meeting.
Step 3 – Await our decision
We will send our reply within 10 days of the filing of either the application for review or any additional documents. If a meeting is held, we will reply within 10 days of the meeting.
If our decision is favourable
The suspension of your driver's licence will be lifted.
If our decision is unfavourable
The suspension of your driver's licence will be upheld.
You can contest the decision before the TAQ by filing a proceeding within 10 days of the date of our decision.
Last update: January 5, 2016
