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driving commercial vehicles

Commercial driver medical examination
fast fact
processing fee
If you hold a higher class out-
of-province licence, some This fee helps cover the Province’s costs for processing commercial driver
tests may be waived. Please medical reports.
contact your nearest driver
licensing office for details. The fee is charged when you obtain or renew your commercial driver’s licence
or industrial air brake endorsement and is in addition to your photo driver’s
licence fee. If you hold a commercial driver’s licence for volunteer purposes
only, you may be exempt from paying this fee.

Upgrading your commercial licence

Once you have your commercial licence, you may want to upgrade to
another licence class (for example, from a Class 3 to a Class 1, or a Class 2
to a Class 2/3). You’ll need to follow all the steps for getting that licence,
including applying for a learner’s licence.
A supervisor with an appropriate class of licence must accompany you while
you practise driving.

Downgrading to a non-commercial licence

If you want to downgrade to a non-commercial licence class (for example,
from Class 1 to Class 5), you need to visit a driver licensing office to apply for
a new licence.

Your driver’s licence will not be downgraded if you fail to submit a routine
Driver’s Medical Examination Report form. If you have been sent a routine
medical form to continue to hold a commercial class driver’s licence and you
want to downgrade, you must visit a driver licensing office to apply for a
new licence.

Downgrading to a lower commercial
licence class

If you want to downgrade your driver’s licence classification (for example, from
Class 1 to Class 2 or Class 3), you must meet the requirements of the lower
licence classification. Please check with a driver licensing office for information.

Review questions
1. What kinds of vehicles require the driver to have an air brake
endorsed driver’s licence in order to operate them?
2. Which driver licence classes allow you to operate a school bus?
3. What are the steps to obtain an air brake endorsement?
4. What classes of licence or licence endorsements allow you to
operate a trailer equipped with air brakes weighing over 4,600 kg?

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