Class 5 or 7 driver's licence

What you can use it for:

• To drive cars, vans, trucks, construction, utility vehicles (2 axles maximum) and motorhomes (may exceed 2 axles)
• To tow trailers or vehicles up to 4,600kg
• To ride a limited speed motorcycle or an all-terrain vehicle (ATV)
• To ride 3-wheeled vehicles but does not include 3-wheeled motorcycles (trikes) or motorcycle/sidecar combinations

Note: Class 7 has graduated licensing restrictions

Get your driver's licence:

• New drivers
• New to B.C.

Class 6 or 8 driver's licence

What you can use it for:

• To ride motorcycles, all-terrain cycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)

Note: Class 8 has Graduated Licensing restrictions

Get your motorcycle licence:

• New drivers
• Existing drivers

Class 1

What you can use it for:

• Semi-trailer trucks
• All other class 1-5 motor vehicles or combination of vehicles
• Motorcycles not allowed

Get your commercial driver's licence

Class 2

What you can use it for:

• To drive buses, including school buses, special activity buses and special vehicles
• To drive any vehicle allowed in Class 4 and 5

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Class 3

What you can use it for:

• To drive trucks with more than two axles, such as dump trucks and large tow trucks but does not allow driving a bus carrying passengers
• To drive a tow car towing a vehicle of any weight
• To drive a mobile truck crane
• To drive any vehicle in Class 5

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Class 4 (restricted)

What you can use it for:

• To drive taxis and limousines (up to 10 persons including the driver)
• To drive for a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft
• To drive ambulances
• To drive special vehicles with a seating capacity of not more than 10 persons (including the driver) used to transport people with disabilities
• To drive any vehicle in Class 5

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Class 4 (unrestricted)

What you can use it for:

• To drive buses with a maximum seating capacity of 25 persons (including the driver), including school buses, special activity buses and special vehicles used to transport people with disabilities
• To drive taxis and limousines
• To drive for a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft
• To drive ambulances
• To drive any vehicle in Class 5

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(Code 20) added to Class 4 or 5

What you can use it for

• To tow trailers or towed vehicles exceeding 4,600 kg gross vehicle weight (GVW). Neither the vehicle nor trailer may have air brakes.
  

Note: With this endorsement, you'll need to obtain a commercial class medical assessment

To get a heavy trailer endorsement, please see the heavy trailer fact sheet or contact us.​

(Code 7) added to Class 4 or 5

To tow a recreational (house) trailer exceeding 4,600 kg gross vehicle weight (GVW). Neither the truck nor trailer may have air brakes.

Get a house trailer endorsement for towing heavy recreational vehicles (RVs)

No special class of licence

• May be operated with all classes of driver's licence.
• Cannot be operated on a class 5 or 7 learner's licence

A limited-speed motorcycle has:

• A motor with a piston displacement of 50 cc or less, or a power source that produces a maximum of 1.5 kW
• A power drive system that does not require clutching or shifting after the drive system is engaged
• A maximum speed of 70 km/h on level ground
• A maximum weight of 95 kg
• Wheels with a diameter of at least 254 mm

Read more about limited-speed motorcycles​