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Nunavut Class 7: Licence classes and the driver examination

Nunavut's seven licence classes, what a Class 7 learner may drive, minimum ages, the two-part written test, vision and road tests, test refusals and licence conditions.

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What is the minimum age to apply for a Class 7 learner's licence in Nunavut?

Study reference: Nunavut Driver's Manual (2022 posting), Ch. 1 Driver Licence Information — Licence classes, Minimum requirements, The driver examination, pp. 5–10

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  1. What is the minimum age to apply for a Class 7 learner's licence in Nunavut?

    1. 14
    2. 18
    3. 15
    4. 16

  2. You need glasses to meet the vision standard. What does that mean for your driving?

    1. You must wear them whenever you drive
    2. Wear them only at night
    3. Wear them only for the vision test itself
    4. Wear them only on highways

  3. Besides passing the knowledge test and vision check, what must you provide to get a Class 7 licence?

    1. Proof of a driving school course
    2. A letter from a supervising driver
    3. Suitable ID, such as a birth certificate
    4. A medical report from a doctor

  4. How are conditions on your licence, such as a need for glasses, shown?

    1. In a separate letter you carry
    2. They are not shown anywhere
    3. By code letters on the licence
    4. By a coloured sticker on the car

  5. Which vehicle does a Class 4 licence allow you to drive?

    1. A bus of any size
    2. A motorcycle
    3. A taxicab
    4. A tractor-trailer

  6. You want to drive a taxi or a bus someday. How old must you be before testing for Class 1 to 4?

    1. 16
    2. 18
    3. 17
    4. 21

  7. May a Class 5 licence holder drive a vehicle equipped with air brakes?

    1. Yes, with any class of licence
    2. Only with a licensed passenger beside you
    3. Only if the licence specifically allows it
    4. Only on gravel roads outside towns

  8. You hold a Class 7 learner's licence. When may you drive your car to the road test location?

    1. Never; it must be towed there
    2. Only if the examiner agrees by phone
    3. Any time, since it is for a test
    4. Only with an authorized person in the car

  9. What will happen if you show any sign of alcohol or drug impairment at your road test?

    1. You must wait one hour
    2. You get a warning and continue
    3. You take a written test instead
    4. The test is refused or stopped

  10. How do you book a driver's examination in Nunavut?

    1. Online only, through the territorial website
    2. In person at a driver examination office
    3. No booking; tests are walk-in
    4. By mail with a cheque

  11. When is the test fee paid?

    1. Only if you fail and retest
    2. When you make the appointment
    3. When your licence is mailed
    4. After you pass the test

  12. Which of these can cause your road test to be refused?

    1. Asking the examiner a question first
    2. Bringing your own registered car
    3. Arriving late for your appointment
    4. Wearing your glasses

  13. What does a Class 7 licence allow you to do?

    1. Drive any vehicle with a supervisor
    2. Drive Class 5 or 6 vehicles while learning
    3. Drive a taxi while supervised
    4. Drive a car alone after six months

  14. What are the two parts of the basic written knowledge test?

    1. Vehicle repair and first aid
    2. Highway routes and city maps
    3. Rules of the road and sign identification
    4. Parallel parking and backing up procedures

  15. Which licence must you already hold before you can be tested for a Class 5 licence?

    1. A school bus endorsement
    2. No licence is needed
    3. A Class 4 licence
    4. A valid learner's licence

  16. You cannot make your test appointment and you do not tell the office in advance. What may happen?

    1. Your learner's licence is cancelled
    2. You may lose the test fee
    3. You are banned from testing
    4. Nothing; you can rebook free

  17. At what ages must a Class 5, 6 or 7 licence holder have a driver's medical?

    1. At 70, then every year
    2. At 65, then every five years
    3. At 75, at 80, then every two years
    4. At 80 only, then never again

  18. Besides how sharply you see, what else does the vision test check?

    1. Colour perception and field of vision
    2. Eye pressure and your blood sugar level
    3. Reaction time and hearing
    4. Night vision and depth only

  19. You pass the rules part of the written test but fail the sign part. What happens next?

    1. You rewrite only the sign part
    2. You rewrite both parts
    3. You take the road test instead
    4. You must wait a year to retry

  20. What can happen if you have trouble reading the written test?

    1. You may take it home to study
    2. The examiner may give it to you orally
    3. You must take a reading course first
    4. You are not allowed to test

  21. What is the youngest age at which you can be tested for a full Class 5 car licence?

    1. 17
    2. 16
    3. 15
    4. 18

Licence classes and the driver examination: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Driver licence information

  • To drive legally you need a valid licence of a class that covers the vehicle you are driving.

Licence classes

  • Class 1: semi-trailers and tractor-trailers; anything in Classes 2–5; Class 6 while learning.
  • Class 2: buses of any seating capacity; Classes 3–5; combinations without air brakes towing over 4,500 kg; Class 1 or 6 while learning. Air brakes only if the licence specifically permits.
  • Class 3: single vehicles with three or more axles; combinations towing up to 4,500 kg; combinations without air brakes towing over 4,500 kg; Classes 4–5; Class 1, 2 or 6 while learning. Air brakes only if permitted on the licence.
  • Class 4: bus seating up to 24 passengers; taxicab; ambulance; Class 5; Class 1, 2, 3 or 6 while learning.
  • Class 5: two-axle vehicles other than a motorcycle, bus, taxi or ambulance; two-axle towing vehicle plus towed vehicles up to 4,500 kg combined; recreational vehicles; mopeds; graders, loaders and similar road-building machines (not construction vehicles over two axles other than a grader or three-axle compactor); Classes 1–4 and 6 while learning. Air brakes only if permitted.
  • Class 6: motorcycles; Class 5 while learning.
  • Class 7: any Class 5 or 6 vehicle, while learning to operate it.
  • Classes 5, 6 and 7 need a driver's medical at age 75, at age 80 and every two years after 80.

Minimum requirements for a licence test

  • Classes 1–4: age 18, a Class 5 licence, driver's medical, written tests, vision standard, pre-trip inspection, road test.
  • Classes 5 and 6: age 16, a valid learner's licence, written tests, vision standard, road test.
  • Class 7: age 15, written knowledge test, vision standard, suitable ID (e.g. birth certificate, health care card, passport).
  • School bus endorsement: apply to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles; licence class for the bus size, age 18, medical, written test, pre-trip, road test.

Components of a driver's test

  • Manuals tested: Nunavut Driver's Manual (all classes); Professional Driver's Handbook (Classes 1–4); Air Brake Manual (air-brake vehicles).
  • Exams are by appointment only, made in person at any driver examination office; the fee is paid when you book. Not cancelling in advance may forfeit the fee.
  • Three areas: knowledge tests, vision test, road test.
  • Basic written exam has two parts: (1) rules of the road and safe driving practices; (2) sign identification.
  • Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and school bus endorsement have extra test papers.
  • Fail one part: rewrite only the part(s) you failed.
  • Can't read the test: the examiner may give it orally. Can't speak the language: an interpreter may be used at the examiner's discretion.
  • Number of questions and pass mark are not given in the manual.

Vision test

  • Basic vision standard for Classes 5, 6, 7; higher standard for Classes 1–4.
  • If you don't meet it, a vision specialist does an extra test.
  • If you need corrective lenses to pass, you must wear them at all times when driving, and the licence is endorsed.
  • Test includes colour perception and field of vision.

Road test

  • Use a vehicle suitable for the class. Don't drive it to or from the test unless you hold a valid learner's licence and are accompanied by someone authorized under the Motor Vehicles Act.
  • No pets or passengers other than examination staff (exceptions for language, at examiner's discretion).
  • Examiner won't ask you to break the law or coach you.
  • Checked on: starting, stopping, turning, signs and signals, lane driving, intersections, parallel parking and backing, hazards, attitude.
  • Test may be refused if: late; no licence, registration and liability insurance card; no visible rear plate; unsafe or unclean vehicle; wrong class; vision or medical not up to standard.
  • Refused or stopped if: drove to the site unaccompanied; signs of alcohol or drug impairment; skills so weak that continuing is dangerous.
  • A re-test needs an additional fee and a new receipt.

Restrictions or conditions

  • Conditions on a licence are shown by code letters; their meanings are printed on every licence; driving against them is an offence.
  • A licence is a privilege, not a right (p. 7).

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