Ontario G1: Demerit points and keeping your licence

Demerit point values for common offences, novice and fully licensed driver thresholds, interviews and suspensions, and licence renewal.

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At what point total is a fully licensed driver's licence suspended?

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Study reference: MTO Driver's Handbook (online edition, 2026), Ch. 4 Keeping your driver's licence

All 32 questions in this test

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At what point total is a fully licensed driver's licence suspended?
1. 20 points
2. 12 points
3. 9 points
4. 15 points
You move to a new apartment. Within how many days must you tell the Ministry of Transportation?
1. Ten days
2. Sixty days
3. Thirty days
4. Six days
A fully licensed G driver reaches 6 demerit points. What is the result?
1. A 30-day suspension
2. A licence cancellation
3. A warning letter
4. A 60-day suspension
How many demerit points within two years will get a Level One or Level Two driver's licence suspended?
1. 9 or more
2. 12 or more
3. 15 or more
4. 6 or more
You are charged with following too closely. How many demerit points can you receive?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 6
How long do demerit points stay on your driving record?
1. Three years from the offence date
2. Two years from the offence date
3. One year from the offence date
4. Five years from the offence date
You are told your licence is suspended for demerit points, but you never hand it in to the ministry. What could happen?
1. Losing your licence for up to two years
2. Losing your licence for up to 30 days
3. A warning letter and no other penalty
4. Your points being doubled
An 81-year-old driver goes to a ServiceOntario appointment to renew. What will they be required to complete there?
1. A medical exam by a ministry-appointed doctor
2. A written test on road signs only
3. A full road test and a written exam
4. A vision test and a short screening exercise
A driver leaves the scene of a collision without stopping. How many demerit points does this carry?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 6
4. 7
A fully licensed G driver is convicted for the first time of holding a phone while driving. How many demerit points apply?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 6
4. 2
A bus driver fails to stop at an unprotected railway crossing. How many demerit points apply?
1. 5
2. 3
3. 6
4. 4
A fully licensed driver reaches 15 demerit points for the first time. How long is the suspension?
1. 90 days
2. 60 days
3. 30 days
4. 6 months
A G2 driver is convicted of following too closely, a 4-point offence. How is it treated?
1. 4 points added and no suspension
2. Licence cancelled and points doubled
3. Warning letter and 4 points recorded
4. Escalating sanction; points recorded as zero
How often must Ontario drivers aged 80 or older renew a full Class G licence?
1. Every year
2. Every five years
3. Every two years
4. Every three years
A G2 driver who already served one demerit suspension climbs back to 9 points. What suspension may follow?
1. 60 days
2. Two years
3. 30 days
4. Six months
What does a fully licensed driver receive when their record reaches 9 points?
1. A licence cancellation
2. A 30-day suspension
3. A 60-day suspension
4. A second warning letter
How long does a new G1 driver have to finish the graduated licensing process before the licence expires?
1. Three years
2. Ten years
3. Two years
4. Five years
What is the standard demerit value for failing to stop at a designated pedestrian crossover (distinct from an ordinary crosswalk)?
1. 6
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
A G2 driver's record reaches 6 demerit points. What does the ministry do?
1. Suspends the licence for 30 days
2. Suspends the licence for 60 days
3. Sends a second warning letter
4. Cancels the licence permanently
How many demerit points are given for a careless driving conviction?
1. 4
2. 3
3. 7
4. 6
Your full G licence expired four years ago. Which renewal route applies?
1. Reapply, pass vision and knowledge tests and both road tests, with the usual graduated waiting periods waived
2. Renew within six days at ServiceOntario
3. Pass a vision test only
4. Pay a late fee and renew online
A G1 driver with no previous demerit points is convicted of an offence worth 2 points. What demerit-point action follows?
1. Your licence is suspended 30 days
2. You must attend a road test
3. Nothing happens until 6 points
4. You get a warning letter
Your full G car licence expired eight months ago. With no suspension or other testing requirement, what does the expiry alone require you to do?
1. Retake the G1 and G2 road tests
2. Retake the written knowledge test
3. Start graduated licensing again
4. Renew it without taking any tests
A novice driver receives their first suspension for accumulating 9 or more demerit points. How long does that suspension last?
1. 30 days
2. 6 months
3. 90 days
4. 60 days
A driver passes a school bus that has its red lights flashing. How many demerit points can this bring?
1. 7
2. 6
3. 3
4. 4
You are convicted of driving 35 km/h over the limit on a 100 km/h freeway. How many demerit points go on your record?
1. 4
2. 6
3. 3
4. 2
A driver is convicted of doing 100 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. How many demerit points apply?
1. 6
2. 4
3. 3
4. 5
You are caught going 52 km/h over the posted limit on a 100 km/h highway. How many demerit points apply?
1. 4
2. 6
3. 3
4. 7
Once a fully licensed driver completes a 15-point suspension, their record is reduced to how many points?
1. 9
2. 0
3. 4
4. 7
A driver is convicted because their 12-year-old passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. How many demerit points does the driver get?
1. 0
2. 2
3. 4
4. 3
How many demerit points does speeding by 16 to 29 km/h over the limit carry?
1. 6
2. 2
3. 4
4. 3
After a novice driver finishes a demerit-point suspension, how many points remain on their record?
1. 4
2. 7
3. 0
4. 2

Demerit points and keeping your 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 ↗

Licence and renewal

Ontario uses a one-piece licence card with photo and signature; carry it whenever you drive and show it to police on request.
Renewal form arrives by mail; at ServiceOntario you sign, show ID, pay, get photographed; temporary licence on the spot if in order.
No renewal form? Call the Ministry; you are responsible for a valid licence.
A full G/GM licence expired for less than one year can normally be renewed without tests; novice licences have separate expiry rules.
Full G/GM expired 3–10 years: vision, knowledge and both road tests; normal graduated waiting periods waived. Over ten years: reapply as a new driver and serve waiting periods. Novice licence expiry is a separate rule.

Senior drivers age 80 or older

Age 80+: renew every 2 years.
Steps: watch senior driver education video, review the handbook, then book a ServiceOntario appointment.
Appointment: vision test + 5-minute screening exercise. May also need a road test or medical/vision info from a doctor/optometrist.
No charge for the renewal requirements; only the renewal fee.

Graduated licensing requalification

Novice classes: G1, G2, M1, M2. Except M1, novice drivers have 5 years to finish graduated licensing.
G1/G2/M2 about to expire unfinished: requalify by passing a test and paying the 5-year licensing fee. Otherwise reapply for Level One.

Changing your name or address

Tell the Ministry within 6 days of a name or address change. New licence needed; no charge.

Driver's licence laws

Illegal: lend your licence, let someone use it, use an altered one, use another's as your own, hold more than one Ontario licence, use a fake.

The demerit point system

Points stay on record 2 years from the offence date.
Level One/Two (novice): 2+ points = warning letter; 6 points = second warning letter; 9+ points in 2 years = 60-day suspension from when licence is surrendered.
Not surrendering: can lose licence up to 2 years.
After novice suspension, points reduced to 4; reaching 9 again may mean 6-month suspension.
Novice convicted of a novice-condition violation, a 4+ point offence, or a court-ordered suspension for a 4+ point offence: penalty plus Novice Driver Escalating Sanction suspension; points recorded as zero and not counted.
Fully licensed: 6 points = warning letter; 9 points = second warning letter; 15 points = 30-day suspension from surrender; points then reduced to 7; reaching 15 again = 6-month suspension.

Table of offences

7: leaving the scene of a collision; failing to stop for police.
6: careless driving; racing; 40+ km/h over on roads with limit under 80; 50+ km/h over; failing to stop for a school bus.
5: bus driver not stopping at an unprotected railway crossing.
4: 30-49 km/h over; following too closely; failing to stop at a pedestrian crossover.
3: 16-29 km/h over; driving through/around/under a railway barrier; hand-held device or unrelated display screen; failing to yield; disobeying stop sign/light/railway signal; traffic control stop or slow sign; school crossing stop sign; police directions; wrong way on divided or one-way road; not reporting a collision to police; improper lane driving; crowding the driver's seat; closed road; crossing a divided road without proper crossing; not slowing/moving over for stopped emergency vehicle; radar detector; improper HOV lane use; improper door opening.
2: not dimming high beams; prohibited turns; towing people (toboggans, bikes, skis); disobeying signs; failing to share the road; improper right/left turn; failing to signal; unnecessary slow driving; reversing on a highway; driver not wearing seatbelt; not securing infant/toddler/child; passenger under 16 without seatbelt or not in a seat with a belt.

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