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How to exchange a Ukrainian driver's license for a local one in Quebec. Sign up for the theory exam

Attention! We can drive a car with a foreign (including Ukrainian) driver's license for six months after arriving in Quebec. After this period expires, we must obtain a local, provincial driver's license. We can apply for an exchange immediately upon arrival.

To exchange a driver's license, it is necessary to pass theoretical and practical exams at the local equivalent of the MIA service center. It is called SAAQ.

Here is a step-by-step guide to taking the theoretical and practical exams:

Stage 1: Profile registration

Step 1

Register with SAAQ

1. Register on the SAAQ website and select the desired date, time and place of visit (appointment or appointment).

2. Write down the date and time of our visit

If you can't sign up, call Montreal: +1514 9547771. If in other regions of Quebec - +1 888-356-6616

Nuance

If you leave and re-enter the country again, the 6-month countdown when you can drive with a driver's license other than Canadian will start again

Step 2

Visit SAAQ

1. Approximately 15-30 minutes before the scheduled arrival time, arrive at the SAAQ office.

2. We may see a queue at the entrance, then join and wait

Nuance

Ask the security guard how to choose the right queue, as there are appointments and no appointments

Step 3

Open a profile or dossier

  • At the first window, submit documents: foreign passport, work permit and Ukrainian driver's license
  • Say that we need to open a profile and take the theory exam
  • Get photographed
  • Get a ticket with a number into another window

Stage 2: Theory exam

Not ready for the exam? Then for now we will do with opening a dossier. The exam itself can be taken another day. To do this, return to the SAAQ website and try to pick a convenient date and time for the exam. You can prepare with the help of this manual: ...

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