Obtaining a Driver's Licence

Tractors (Class 8)

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To obtain a Class 8 tractor driver's licence, you must pass the SAAQ knowledge test.

A Class 8 licence allows its holder to drive only a tractorA tractor used for farm-related purposes..

If you hold a driver's licence or a probationary licence of another class (except 6D), you may drive a tractor.

1 Eligibility

To obtain a Class 8 licence, you must:

If you are not a Canadian citizen

Before starting the process and registering for a driving course, you must check whether you can obtain a Québec driver’s licence, based on your status in Canada.

You cannot obtain a Québec driver’s licence if you are in any of the following situations:

  • You have the right to remain in Canada for 6 months or less
  • You have visitor status (unless the exceptions below apply to you)
  • You have a temporary resident permit (unless the exceptions below apply to you)

Exceptions:

You may, however, obtain a Québec driver’s licence if you are in any of the following situations:

  • You are the spouse or child of a temporary foreign worker and you meet both of the following conditions:
    • You have visitor status
    • You have obtained the right to remain in Canada for more than 6 months
  • You are a Ukrainian national and meet both of the following conditions:
    • You have visitor status or a temporary resident permit
    • You obtained the right to remain in Canada for more than 6 months on or after February 24, 2022
  • You are not a Ukrainian national, but you are the spouse or child of a Ukrainian national and you meet both of the following conditions:
    • You have visitor status or a temporary resident permit
    • You obtained the right to remain in Canada for more than 6 months on or after February 24, 2022, as part of the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program

2 Knowledge test and vision test

    • Costs

      • Knowledge test: $12.40
      • Cost of the driver's licence: $57.18
    • Delivery time frame

      • Approximately 30 minutes

To prepare for the knowledge tests

We recommend that you study the following publications:

Paper copies can also be purchased at Québec bookstores.

We also recommend:

Passing mark

The passing mark is 75%.

Contents of the test

You will take a test that covers:

  • the Highway Safety Code
  • road signs and traffic signals
  • driving behaviours and techniques

Taking the knowledge test

To make an appointment for a knowledge test, please contact our call centre at 1-800-361-7620. 

Once your file has been created and you have been given an identification number, you can log in to SAAQclic to change, cancel or check a knowledge test appointment.

On the day of the test

You must follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Go to the service outlet where you scheduled an appointment to take the test.

Step 2 – Prove your identity:

  • If this is your first application for a driver's licence, you must present 2 official documents, including one with photo

Documents you must present in order to obtain a driver's licence for the first time

If you were born in Canada

At least one of the two documents must be:

  • the original copy of the birth certificate issued by the Directeur de l’état civil du Québec after January 1, 1994, or by the government body responsible for vital statistics in another Canadian jurisdiction (note that in the case of Ontario, the accepted documents are the short form birth certificate or the original certified copy of birth registration, which includes an official number and is issued by the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario)
  • a Canadian Citizenship Certificate with photo
  • a Canadian passport
  • an official Canadian Armed Forces identity card
  • a Certificate of Indian Status

The other document may be:

  • a health insurance card
  • a driver’s licence issued outside Québec
If you were not born in Canada

At least one of the two documents must be:

  • a Canadian Citizenship Certificate with photo
  • a Canadian passport
  • an official Canadian Armed Forces identity card
  • other proof of known legal presence in Canada
  • a Permanent Resident Card

The other document may be:

  • a health insurance card
  • a driver's licence issued outside Québec

Step 3 – If you are under age 18, present the Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority (PDF, 123.4 ko) form, duly completed and signed by your father, mother or legal guardian

Step 4 – Pass the knowledge test and the vision test

Step 5 – Pay the applicable fees for:

  • the knowledge test
  • the Class 8 licence

Payment options

At our service outlets, we accept payment:

  • in cash
  • by Interac (debit card)—not available in some service outlets
  • by cheque or money order

Payment by credit card is not accepted.

If you cheat on the knowledge test

The only material you are allowed to use during the test is a dictionary that does not contain any illustrations, and the material provided by the SAAQ. Any other documents and all electronic devices are prohibited during the test (“cheat sheets,” notes, cell phones, smart watches, etc.). Having any prohibited material or electronic devices with you at the test, regardless of whether or not you actually use them, or trying in any way to contact someone or obtain outside assistance, will be considered cheating. Anyone found cheating will automatically fail the test and will have to wait at least 56 days before being allowed to take the test again. If it’s not the first time that person has been caught cheating, that person will have to wait at least 90 days.

If you fail the test

You must wait at least 28 days before you will be allowed to retake the test. You will have to reschedule another appointment.

Last update: January 31, 2022