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Ontario · M1 test

M1 practice test: where to study in Ontario

Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) doesn’t put a full M1 practice test on ontario.ca. What it gives you is the Official MTO Motorcycle Handbook, with a sample question and a list of what the test may ask about. Any other M1 practice test, in an app or on a website, comes from another company, so check its answers against the handbook.

  • 1Sample question in the motorcycle handbook
  • 2Handbooks to study, motorcycle and driver’s
  • 19Approved full-speed course providers
See the sample question

Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Study options for the M1 test

OptionPriceFree to useLinks
Official and free
Official MTO Motorcycle HandbookOfficial · online, or in printThe Ministry of Transportation’s study book for the M1 knowledge test and the road tests. Its “Could you pass?” page has a sample question and the test’s topics.
Online: no charge shown. Print: $14.95 plus taxesThe online version
Read it online ↗Buy a print copy ↗
Official MTO Driver’s Handbook: two chaptersOfficial · onlineThe motorcycle handbook’s test checklist names these two chapters, on safe and responsible driving and on traffic signs and lights.
No charge shownBoth chapters
Safe and responsible driving ↗Traffic signs and lights ↗
In person
Government-approved motorcycle safety coursesRiding courses, with a road testOntario.ca’s list of approved courses, by provider and town.
Set by each course providerNot stated
See the approved list ↗
Apps and websites
M1 Test Ontario 2026 (Quizzard Exam Preparation)iPhone and iPad appMore than 14 practice quizzes sorted by handbook section, and a review list of questions you got wrong. Rated 4.7 from 135 ratings on the Canadian App Store.
Free download; Premium listed at $9.99All questions, the developer says in a reply on the listing; Premium adds practice by category
App Store ↗
M1 Test Ontario Prep (Intellect Studio)iPhone and iPad appIts listing describes 70 or more lessons, 400 or more questions and 10 or more mock tests, and says it follows the MTO Motorcycle Handbook. Rated 5.0 from 66 ratings on the Canadian App Store.
Free downloadThe whole app; the listing shows no in-app purchases
App Store ↗
Ontario M1 Test (Deedal Studios)iPhone and iPad appAbout 160 questions in 13 topics, with a mode for questions you got wrong. Its listing describes its questions as from 2017. Its last listed update is from December 2017. Rated 4.6 from 72 ratings on the Canadian App Store.
Free download; full version $2.99, ad removal $0.99The app and some questions; the listing doesn’t say what the full version adds
App Store ↗

Prices and ratings checked November 2026.

A study plan for the M1 knowledge test

  1. Read the Official MTO Motorcycle Handbook from the start. It’s online, and it says it must be used together with the Official MTO Driver’s Handbook.
  2. Then read the two Driver’s Handbook chapters on its test checklist: Safe and responsible driving, and Traffic signs and lights.
  3. Learn the signs by shape and colour, with the pictures on the road signs page linked here.
  4. Note the numbers as you go: distances, angles, times of day and speed limits all come up in the handbook.
  5. Answer the sample question on the handbook’s “Could you pass?” page. If you want more questions, add an app, and look up anything that surprises you in the handbook.
Ontario road signs, with pictures →

Is there an official M1 practice test?

Not a full one on ontario.ca. The motorcycle handbook’s “Could you pass?” page gives a multiple-choice sample question on group riding and lists the topics the knowledge test may ask about, from motorcycle controls and lane position to helmets, passengers and dangerous surfaces.

Approved motorcycle safety courses

You don’t need a course to take the M1 test. A government-approved motorcycle safety course teaches you to ride: it covers the skills, includes a road test and shortens your time at Level Two. The handbook adds that it may lower your insurance premiums.

Ontario.ca lists approved courses for full-speed motorcycles, for limited-speed motorcycles such as scooters, and for motor tricycles. It doesn’t list course prices, so ask the provider.

How a course changes your timeline →

How to choose

Studying on your own? Start with the handbook, which says it gives you the information you’ll need to pass your tests, and the two Driver’s Handbook chapters. An app adds questions to practise on, but treat the handbook as the final word.

New to riding? The MTO encourages all new riders to take an approved safety course, to learn riding skills and the knowledge that goes with them. It includes a road test, not the written one, so keep reading the handbook.

Already have a car licence? The Highway Traffic Act’s rules of the road apply to motorcycles too, so the Driver’s Handbook will feel familiar. The motorcycle handbook covers what’s different on two wheels.

The Driver’s Handbook, explained →
Sources: Government of Ontario and 7 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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