Apply for a driver training school licence

Overview

You must be approved to get a Driver Training School Licence to provide the following services as a driver training school in Alberta:

• driver training for any class of driver’s licence, including Mandatory Entry-Level Training for Class 1 driver’s licence
• Professional Driver Improvement Course
• Defensive Driving Course
• endorsement training, for example Q endorsement and S endorsement – a Driver Training School Licence will not be issued until the approval process has been fulfilled.

How to apply

Step 1. Confirm eligibility and complete application form

To be eligible, the driver training provider must employ a Senior Driving Instructor to guide, assist and monitor its staff in providing quality education and meeting standards. For more information see Become a licensed driving instructor.

Download and complete the Driver Training School Licence Application form (PDF, 64 KB). Pay the licensing fee of $175 (if applicable) at any Alberta registry agent.

Provide the following legal documents to Transportation and Economic Corridors:

• Surety Bond or Guarantee (not less than $10,000)
  • a Surety Bond is not applicable to school boards, government agencies, or organizations that provide training for no compensation.
• Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Amalgamation
• Business Driver Training School Licence

You must complete the Record of Licensed Instructors.

You must complete the Record of Driver Training Vehicles (PDF, 132 KB).

Step 2. Get a Criminal Record Check

You must provide an original Criminal Record Check from an approved police agency for each school owner, director or partner. It must be dated within 90 days of the date Transportation and Economic Corridors receives the Driver Training School Licence Application.

See Section 4(1)(d), Driver Training Regulation (AR 316/2002) and Driver Examination in the Traffic Safety Act for more information.

Step 3. Print, sign and submit the Terms and Conditions

Print a copy of the Licensed Driver Training School Terms and Conditions (PDF, 438 KB) and Driver Training Code of Conduct and Ethics (PDF, 60 KB). Make sure you read and understand the document before you sign it. Submit the hard copies to Transportation and Economic Corridors.

Important: Ensure you have the required curriculum materials

Pending the type of training you plan to offer, you will also need to submit the training curriculum you will be using.

Class 5 curriculum

You have the option of using the government’s standardized Class 5 curriculum or you can submit a curriculum proposal. The Government of Alberta’s Class 5 classroom curriculum is included in the Class 5 Driver Education Instructor Guide. The Class 5 Driver Education Instructor Guide will be provided to all driver training schools licensed to deliver Class 5 classroom curriculum.

To use your own Class 5 classroom curriculum, see the Class 5 curriculum criteria (PDF, 109 KB) and Definitions of Class 5 Curriculum Components (PDF, 505 KB).

You must complete the Classroom Curriculum Outline and Approval Checklist (PDF, 124 KB) and submit it with your proposed curriculum.

If we do not approve the third version of the curriculum, you must use the standardized Government of Alberta’s Class 5 Curriculum.

For more information, see Delivering Class 5 Driver Training.

Professional Driver Improvement Course

Requirements for approval of a Professional Driver Improvement Course

Requirements for approval: light vehicle - Professional Driver Improvement Course

Defensive Driving Course

Defensive Driving Course Policy

Mandatory Entry-Level Training

You must follow the government’s standardized curriculum for Class 1.

Class 1

• Commercial truck driver training course (Class 1): course delivery guidelines and curriculum
• Commercial truck driver training course (Class 1): curriculum development standards
• Commercial truck driver training course: Class 1 presentation

Experience and Equivalency Class 1

• Commercial truck driver training course – Experience and Equivalency Class 1: Guidelines and curriculum
• Commercial truck driver training course – Experience and Equivalency Class 1: Curriculum development standards
• Commercial truck driver training course: Experience and Equivalency Class 1 presentation

Air Brake Program

Air Brake Instructor Manual: A Guide for Instructors

School Bus Driver Improvement Program

Licensed S-endorsement instructors will receive a copy of the instructor’s manual for the School Bus Driver Improvement Program.

Resources

Control List - Notice of Driver Education Completion Course (PDF, 382 KB)

Control List - Notice of Driver Education Completion Course Instructions (PDF, 110 KB)

Contact

Connect with MELT and Licensing Standards:

Edmonton office

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-8230
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
MELT and Licensing Standards
1st Floor, Twin Atria Building
4999 98 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T6B 2X3

Calgary office

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 403-297-6679
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
MELT and Licensing Standards
1st Floor, Willowglen Business Park
803 Manning Road NE
Calgary, Alberta  T2E 7M8