Application and Testing

Establishing Your Identity

You will be asked to show documents that prove your identity when you apply for a Manitoba driver’s licence or identification card for the first time, or when you move to Manitoba from another jurisdiction.

This requirement under Manitoba law is aligned with North American standards. Verifying identity before we issue a driver’s licence or identification card helps to protect all Manitobans from identity theft. It also ensures that Manitoba drivers’ licences or identification cards are issued only to those who are in our country legally, whether as citizens, permanent residents or visitors.

To prove your identity, you will need to produce supporting documents that satisfy the following key requirements:

• Birth date
• Legal names
• Photograph
• Manitoba residence
• Entitlement to be in Canada

Scheduling Your Knowledge or Road Test

• All knowledge and road tests are by appointment only. Visit any Autopac agent* to pay for your test and to schedule your test appointment.
• Select booking and payment services are also available through Online Services. Visit mpi.mb.ca for more information.
• Both knowledge and road tests are conducted during weekdays only (with the exception of holidays.) Saturday appointments are available in Winnipeg.
• Your Autopac agent can provide you with details of available appointments at any testing location.
• You can schedule your test appointment up to 60 days in advance.
• Knowledge and road tests are available in English and French. Knowledge tests for Class 5 licences are also available in more than 20 other languages. Specify your language preference when booking your appointment.

Key Points About Your Tests

Cost*

A knowledge test costs $10.

Costs for road tests:

• Class 1 licence: $50
• Class 2 or 3 licence: $45
• Class 4 licence: $35
• Class 5 licence: $30
• Class 6 licence: $30
• Air brake: $30**

*Cost may change.
** There’s no additional charge for the air brake test if you’re taking a road test for a Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 licence and the vehicle you are using for the test is equipped with air brakes.

General testing information

• Please check in 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
• There’s a 30-minute time limit to complete a knowledge test.
• The knowledge test is not an open book test.
• Cellular phones and electronic devices are not allowed in the test area.
• Only one knowledge or road test of the same class may be completed per day.
• There’s a 14-day waiting period between the issuance date of your Learner Stage licence and the road test date for Class 2, 3 and 4 licences.
• If you’re in the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Program and are not successful on your knowledge test, there’s a seven-day waiting period before you may take the test again.
• For class 1, you must show you have completed an approved Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) course before you can book your Class 1 road test.
• If you aren’t successful on your road test, there’s a 14-day waiting period before you may take the test again.
• After four unsuccessful Class 5 road test attempts, you are required to take a minimum of two hours of professional instruction from a driving school with a permit from Manitoba Public Insurance before booking a fifth road test.
• A signed Driving Instruction Verification form, including the driving instructor’s permit number, must be presented to an Autopac agent in order to pay for and book the fifth attempt. An additional two hours of driving instruction will be required prior to each additional attempt.