What are the different ways to pass the B driver's license?

Verified 21 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

One infographic allows you to quickly view the training formulas for driving a vehicle of category B.

For information precise and detailed, you can consult the pages on these learning formulas : early learning (AAFC), traditional learning in driving school or as a free candidate, driving framed and supervised conduct.

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The infographic presents the different ways to pass the category B driver's license.

1/Early Learning (AAC) of driving from 15 years

You take a driving school course and drive with a loved one before taking the practical test.

You can take the practical test and obtain the B license from 17 years old.

2/Traditional driving training from 16 years old

You can train in driving school or as a free candidate.

You can take the practical test and obtain the B license from 17 years old.

3/Supervised driving from 16 years

You are undergoing vocational training in an institution preparing for a driving diploma of the national education and driving with a relative during the period of vocational training.

You can get the B license from 17 years old.

4/Supervised driving from 18 years

You take a driving school course and drive with a loved one before (re)taking the practical test.

You can take the practical test and obtain the B license from 18 years old.

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