Prince Edward Island · Permit testStudy material and courses
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official sources | |||
Government of Prince Edward Island: PEI Driver’s HandbookOfficial · PDFThe study book for the Class 7 tests, from Highway Safety. It also comes in Arabic, Chinese and French. | Free download, or $20 printed | The whole handbook | |
Highway Safety: Novice Driver CourseOfficial · courseFor permit holders who aren’t in a driver education program. You need it before the road test. | $100 | No | |
Highway Safety: Licensed Driver Training SchoolsOfficial · listTable A names the schools licensed to teach driver education for graduated licensing; Table B, the commercial truck programs. | Each school sets its own | The list | |
Prices and ratings checked November 2026.
Which PEI driving schools are licensed?
Table A on Highway Safety’s list names the schools authorized to deliver the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program:
- Abey Driver Training
- Armadon Driving School
- Driving Education of P.E.I.
- Freebird Driving School
- Laurentian Driving School
- McGuire’s Safe Driving Academy
- Queen’s Driving School
- Ready 2 Drive Driving School
- Ryan’s Driving School
- Safe Drivers P.E.I.
Each is licensed as a private training school, and its permit and instructor licences come under the Highway Traffic Act’s Driving Schools Regulations. Some are also certified for other courses, such as the Licensed Driver Education Course and the Defensive Drivers Course.
Table B lists the commercial programs, such as Class 1A tractor trailer and Class 3A straight truck courses, at ASTA Safety Consulting and Training, Transport Training Centres of Canada (JVI Charlottetown Campus) and Trans Canada College.
What driver’s ed in PEI changes
In a certified driver education program:
- You write the Instruction Permit test in class, and go to Access PEI for the vision test
- You can take the road test after 275 days in Stage 1, instead of 365
- Your instructor gives the road test and certifies you for a Class 5 licence
- You don’t need the Novice Driver Course
When you pass, you go to Access PEI for your photo licence.
The Novice Driver Course, if you skip driver ed
Without driver education, you need the Novice Driver Course before you can take the road test. It covers the same material as the classroom part of a driver education program. The permit page says it’s usually taught in two sessions, and you register ahead with Highway Safety at Access PEI. The handbook (Spring 2011) lists what it explains:
- The Graduated Driver Licensing program
- The demerit point system
- Impaired driving under the Criminal Code
- Alcohol and drug education
- How to handle certain driving conditions
The handbook also says to bring your Instruction Permit to the first class.
A study plan for the Class 7 test
Driver training starts with the handbook, school or no school. Work through it in this order:
- Read chapter 1 for the tests and the Stage 1 rules you’ll drive under once you pass.
- Give chapter 3 extra time, because the signs have a test of their own.
- Read chapters 2 and 4 for right of way, speed, following distance, turns, parking and impaired driving.
- Test yourself, then go back to the sections behind the questions you got wrong.
Sources: Government of Prince Edward Island and 4 more. Checked November 2026.
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Licensed Driver Training Schools ↗
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Getting an Instruction Driver’s Permit in PEI ↗
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Classes of Driver Licenses ↗
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Driver’s Handbook, printed as revised Spring 2011 (PDF) ↗
- Government of Prince Edward Island: Drivers Licence Fees ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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