Ontario Class A (AZ) overview

Ontario Class A (AZ): Keeping your Class A licence

Renewal tests by age, the medical report schedule, zero tolerance for commercial drivers, impaired driving, demerit points, vehicle branding and fuel-efficient driving.

  • 19 questions
  • Topic drill
0/19
Keeping your Class A licence · Question 1Score 0/0

Within how many days must you tell the ministry about a change of address?

Study reference: MTO Truck Handbook (online edition, 2026), Ch. 5 Keeping your licence — Renewal, medical reporting, other ways to lose your licence

All 19 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

  1. Within how many days must you tell the ministry about a change of address?

    1. Six
    2. Fifteen
    3. Three
    4. Thirty
  2. A licence has been expired for more than three years. What must the driver do?

    1. Renew online with the old photo
    2. Pay a late fee at ServiceOntario
    3. Re-apply through graduated licensing
    4. Take a vision test and nothing else
  3. A 70-year-old AZ driver has an at-fault collision. What must they pass?

    1. Only a new medical report form
    2. Vision, knowledge and road tests
    3. Only a vision test at ServiceOntario
    4. Only the Z endorsement practical test
  4. How often must Class A drivers aged 80 or over pass vision, knowledge and road tests?

    1. Before every renewal
    2. Every ten years
    3. Only after a collision
    4. Only once at 80
  5. What tests does a Class A driver under 80 take to renew, usually every five years?

    1. Road test only
    2. Medical and road test
    3. No tests at all
    4. Vision and knowledge
  6. How often must a 40-year-old Class A driver submit a medical report?

    1. Every year
    2. Every five years
    3. Every three years
    4. Never
  7. Can you be charged with impaired driving if your truck is parked and not moving?

    1. Yes
    2. Only on a highway
    3. Only with passengers
    4. No
  8. What is progressive shifting?

    1. Shifting before maximum governed rpm
    2. Skipping gears when loaded
    3. Downshifting on every hill
    4. Shifting at maximum rpm each time
  9. What happens if a Class A driver does not file a required medical report?

    1. Nothing happens until renewal time
    2. The licence is downgraded
    3. A warning letter only
    4. A small fine on the next renewal
  10. How often does a 55-year-old Class A driver file a medical report?

    1. Every five years
    2. Every three years
    3. Every year
    4. Every ten years
  11. Who must report a driver whose medical condition may affect safe driving?

    1. Insurance agents
    2. Fellow drivers
    3. Doctors
    4. Employers
  12. How long do demerit points stay on your record?

    1. One year from conviction
    2. Until your next renewal
    3. Five years from the offence
    4. Two years from the offence
  13. Which vehicles are exempt from the Mandatory Vehicle Branding Program?

    1. Trailers
    2. Tractors over 11,000 kg
    3. Dump trucks
    4. School buses
  14. A written-off tractor is branded "Irreparable". What does that mean?

    1. It can still be used off-road on farms
    2. Parts or scrap only
    3. It needs only a safety standards check
    4. It can be rebuilt and driven again
  15. What blood alcohol level is allowed when driving a vehicle that needs a Class A licence?

    1. Zero
    2. Under 0.02
    3. Under 0.05
    4. Under 0.08
  16. Which of these is illegal?

    1. Renewing at a DriveTest centre
    2. Updating your address online
    3. Carrying your licence while driving
    4. Holding two Ontario driver's licences
  17. What happens if you refuse a police demand for a breath sample?

    1. A 1-hour wait
    2. A verbal warning
    3. A $100 ticket
    4. A Criminal Code charge
  18. Besides licence suspensions, what penalty does zero tolerance bring?

    1. A free medical test
    2. Mandatory MELT retraining
    3. Monetary penalties
    4. A CVOR audit of the driver
  19. Below 0°C, how long should you warm up the engine before driving?

    1. 3 to 5 minutes
    2. 1 minute
    3. 7 to 10 minutes
    4. 20 to 30 minutes

Keeping your Class A licence: 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 ↗

Renewal

  • Carry your one-piece licence whenever you drive and show it when police ask.
  • Class A holders under 80 renew with a vision test and a knowledge test, usually every five years.
  • Drivers aged 65 to 79 with a commercial class need a vision, knowledge and road test after an at-fault collision or after reaching three or more demerit points.
  • Drivers 80 and over with Class A, B, C, D, E or F need a vision, knowledge and road test before every renewal.
  • For Z-endorsed drivers the written air brake requirement follows the knowledge-test cycle; the practical air brake test is needed only when a road test is triggered.
  • If any test is required, renew at a DriveTest centre; otherwise renew at ServiceOntario.
  • A licence suspended, cancelled or expired for more than three years means starting over through graduated licensing before applying for commercial classes again.

Medical reporting

  • Holders of commercial classes other than D must file a medical report every one to five years depending on age.
  • Under 46: every five years. 46 to 64: every three years. 65 and older: every year.
  • The notice and blank form arrive about three months before the report is due; not filing leads to a downgrade (usually to Class G).
  • Tell the ministry within six days of a change of name or address; there is no charge for the new licence.

Licence laws and demerits

  • It is illegal to lend your licence, let someone else use it, use an altered or fake licence, or hold more than one Ontario licence.
  • Demerit points stay on your record for two years from the offence date; too many can lead to suspension.

Other ways to lose your licence

  • Commercial drivers (classes A to F, CVOR vehicles and road-building machines) must have zero alcohol and zero drugs in their system while driving those vehicles.
  • Breaking zero tolerance brings licence suspensions and administrative monetary penalties; impairment can also mean criminal charges.
  • Drivers 21 and under must have a blood alcohol level of zero.
  • You can be charged with impaired driving even if the vehicle is not moving.
  • Refusing a breath, field sobriety, drug-recognition or fluid sample demand is a Criminal Code charge.
  • Doctors must report anyone 16 or older with a condition that may affect safe driving; the licence can be suspended until new medical evidence clears it.

Mandatory Vehicle Branding Program

  • Written-off vehicles are branded "Irreparable" (parts or scrap only, never driven in Ontario) or "Salvage" (can be rebuilt).
  • A salvage vehicle that passes a structural inspection is branded "Rebuilt"; it then needs a safety standards certificate to be registered as fit.
  • Trailers are exempt from the branding program.

Driving efficiently

  • Warm up the engine 3 to 5 minutes, or 7 to 10 minutes below 0°C, without revving.
  • Progressive shifting (shifting before maximum governed rpm, about 1,600 rpm) reduces wear, noise and fuel use.
  • Turn the engine off when stopped for any length of time.

Study the Keeping your Class A licence rules as flashcards →

Other topics

Full practice tests