Driver's Licence Information (Class 6)

4 Steps to Getting your Motorcycle Driver’s Licence!

To get your motorcycle driver’s licence, you must go through all 4 steps because it is now mandatory to complete a driving course on operating a motorcycle.
Once you have gathered all your information about the class of motorcycle driver’s licence you are interested in (6A, 6B or 6C) and about the steps to get your licence, check the section giving full details on the Motorcycle Training Program provided by Tecnic.

Summary

As soon as you turn 16, you can begin the process to earn your driver’s licence for the Motorcycle Class of vehicles.

Step to earning a motorcycle driver’s licence:

Take the theoretical component of a motorcycle driver training course (9 hours). Usually, this part of the course in given in 3 sessions.
Successfully pass the SAAQ written knowledge test to obtain your class 6R learner’s licence.
Take practice sessions (or practical part) of your training with a certified driving course provider (18 hours of closed track practice and 4 hours of on-road practice).
Successfully pass SAAQ’s closed track road test (the Motorcycle Operator Skill Test or “MOST” test) to earn your class 6A learner’s licence.
You now have a prescribed period of at least 11 months (to practice) before returning for the full road test with the SAAQ.
Before you go for the SAAQ road test, we suggest you take the Preparatory Course to SAAQ Road Test with Tecnic, to hone your skills and review techniques and manoeuvres.
Successfully pass the SAAQ road test to get your class 6A, 6B or 6C probationary licence (or driver’s licence if you are aged 25 or more, or already hold a class 5 driver’s licence).

1. Theory

Your first goal: pass the SAAQ knowledge test to obtain your class 6R learner’s licence.
You must complete the classroom sessions (theoretical part) of a motorcycle driving training course from a recognized driving school before writing the knowledge test to obtain a class 6R learner’s licence.

Mandatory theoretical course (9 50-minute classroom sessions).

Tecnic has many suggestions on how to improve your chances of successfully passing SAAQ’S written knowledge test, such as:

Go over the learning material, such as the manual Maîtriser votre moto before writing the test.
Practice writing the test at home with our Online exam.

What will I need to pass SAAQ’s written knowledge test?

Requirements to register for the knowledge test:

You must be at least 16 years old..
You must schedule an appointment to write the knowledge test at a SAAQ Service Centre.

Documents required on the day of the SAAQ knowledge test:

1- If you hold a driver’s licence, bring:

Your probationary licence or driver’s licence

Your birth certificate or passport
Your health insurance card
If you are under age 18, provide the written Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority.

2- If you do not hold a driver’s licence, bring:

Your birth certificate or passport
Your health insurance card
If you are under age 18, provide the written Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority.

What actually happens on the day of the written knowledge test?

In addition to bringing proofs of identity and consent form if you are under age 18, and to writing the test, you will also be required to:

Fill out a medical notification form
Pass a vision test
Pay the test fee

What does this written knowledge test involve?

If you hold a driver’s licence:

Pass the 32-question section of the knowledge test on the techniques for operating a motorcycle (passing mark: 28/32).

If you do not hold a driver’s licence:

Write the full 64-question test covering 3 main subjects: Highway Safety Code, road signs and traffic signals, and techniques for operating a motorcycle. The passing mark is 75% for the section on the Highway Safety Code and the section on road signs and traffic signals, and 85% for the section on the techniques for operating a motorcycle. Here is the breakdown:

Highway Safety Code (passing mark: 12/16)
Road signs and traffic signals (passing mark: 12/16)
Techniques for operating a motorcycle (passing mark: 28/32)

What happens if I fail the written knowledge test?

You must wait at least 28 days before retaking the test. To help you succeed your supplemental test, here are our suggestions:

Go over your learning material, manual and notes taken in class, and focus on the sections about which you don’t feel as confident.
Tecnic offers online exams so you can practice at home and get used to the way SAAQ phrases its questions.

What happens when I successfully pass SAAQ’S written knowledge test?

Once you have passed your knowledge test, the SAAQ will issue you a class 6R learner’s licence valid for 18 months.

With your class 6R learner’s licence, you can now move on to the second step in your training: closed track and on road practice sessions.

2. Practice

You now hold your class 6R learner’s licence. Good show!

With this licence, you can operate all classes of motorcycles, but only as part of the practice sessions of a motorcycle training course taken with a recognized driving school.

Your next goal: successfully pass the SAAQ closed track road test

Though your class 6R learner’s licence is valid for 18 months, you are eligible to take the SAAQ closed track road test one month after being issued your licence.

Before going to take SAAQ closed track road test, you must complete the practice sessions of a motorcycle driver training course taken with a recognized driving school:

18 hours on closed track (four 4.5-hr practice sessions) and 4 hours on road (two 2 hr practice sessions).

Tecnic has many suggestions on how to improve your chances of successfully passing SAAQ’S closed track road test, such as:

Take a Preparatory Course to the SAAQ closed track road test to hone your skills.
We can provide training course tailored to your specific needs, on a slower pace, or private classes if required.
Take your test on a motorcycle similar to the one you used at the driving school. Most Tecnic Driving Schools offer motorcycle rental for the SAAQ closed track road test.

What will I need for SAAQ’s closed track road test?

On the day of your SAAQ closed track road test, you must bring along specific documents:

Your class 6R learner’s licence (it must have been issued at least 1 month prior to the date of the test).
One of the pieces of identification required on the day you applied for your class 6R learner’s licence.
A duly completed certificate issued by the driving school attesting that you successfully completed the motorcycle training course.
The original of a new signed Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority if you are under age 18.
A valid and signed registration certificate and proof of liability insurance for the motorcycle you will be using (if you are not using a driving-school motorcycle).
Payment to cover test fees.

What does this SAAQ closed track road test involve?

This test is designed to assess your skills in carrying out the manoeuvres and applying the rules for operating a motorcycle on a closed track. You will be given 10 exercises to perform.

Passing mark is 75%.

What happens if I fail the SAAQ closed track road test?

You must wait at least 14 days before retaking the closed track road test.

To help you succeed your supplemental test, here are our suggestions:

At your Tecnic Driving School, take the Preparatory Course to the SAAQ closed track road test to hone your skills. This program consists in practicing the 10 exercises included in the SAAQ test to assess your skills. Most Tecnic Driving Schools offer this course. Call your Tecnic Driving School for more information.

What happens when I successfully pass SAAQ’s closed track road test?

Once you have passed your closed track road test, the SAAQ will issue you a class 6A learner’s licence.

With your class 6A learner’s licence, you can now move on to the next step in your training: preparing for your Road Test.

3. Road test

Your class 6A learner’s licence authorizes you to operate any motorcycle on the road, providing you are accompanied by a rider on another motorcycle. This other rider must be a person who has held a valid passenger motorcycle driver’s licence for at least two years.

Your final goal: successfully pass the SAAQ road test

Though your class 6A learner’s licence is valid for 18 months, you are eligible to take the SAAQ road test 11 months after being issued your licence.

Tecnic has many suggestions on how to maximize your chances of successfully passing SAAQ’S road test, such as:

We can provide training course tailored to your specific needs, on a slower pace, or private classes if required
Take your test on a motorcycle similar to the one you used at the driving school. Most Tecnic Driving Schools offer motorcycle rental for the SAAQ road test.

What will I need for this road test?

On the day of your test, you must bring along specific documents:

Your class 6A learner’s licence (it must have been issued at least 11 months prior to the date of the test).
One of the pieces of identification required on the day you applied for your class 6R learner’s licence.
The original of a new signed Consent of a Person Having Parental Authority if you are under age 18.
A valid and signed registration certificate and proof of liability insurance for the motorcycle you will be using (if you are not using a driving-school motorcycle).
Payment to cover test fees.

What does this SAAQ road test involve?

This test is designed to assess your skills in carrying out the manoeuvres and applying the rules for operating a motorcycle on a road.

To successfully pass the test, you must:

Ride without committing an offence under the Highway Safety Code.
Show safe riding behaviour and practices at all times.
Obtain a mark of at least 75%.

What happens if I fail the SAAQ road test?

You must wait at least 56 days before retaking the road test.

To help you succeed your supplemental test, here are our suggestions:

At your Tecnic Driving School, take the Preparatory Course to the SAAQ road test to hone your skills. This program focuses mainly on complying with the Highway Safety Code and on safe riding behaviour and practices. Most Tecnic Driving Schools offer this course. Call your Tecnic Driving School for more information.

What happens when I successfully pass SAAQ’s road test?

Once you have passed your road test, the SAAQ will issue you::

A probationary licence (or driver’s licence if you are aged 25 or more, or already hold a class 5 driver’s licence).

4. Which class?

Congratulations! You have successfully completed all required steps.

Completing a training course on operating a motorcycle is now mandatory to get a class 6A, 6B or 6C licence. For the road test, you will be required to ride a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity matching the class of probationary licence or driver’s licence sought (class 6A, 6B or 6C).
There are 3 classes of probationary licence or driver’s licence for motorcycle riders:

Class 6A: authorizes you to operate all motorcycles.
Class 6B: authorizes you to operate motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 400 cc or less.
Class 6C: authorizes you to operate motorcycles with a cylinder capacity of 125 cc or less.

* For specific details concerning each class of licence, go to SAAQ’s official web site.