The Road Safety Education Program includes a total of 39 hours of instruction divided into 24 hours of theory and 15 hours of in-car driving lessons.

It is based on five guiding principles:

• Alternating between theory and practice
• Autonomous driving
• Ecodriving
• the OEA strategy (Observe, Evaluate, Act) and
• Information on risky behaviours.

The Road Safety Education Program includes a total of 39 hours of instruction divided into 24 hours of classroom theory and 15 hours of in-car driving lessons.

It is based on five guiding principles:

• Alternating between theory and practice
• Autonomous driving
• Ecodriving
• the OEA strategy (Observe, Evaluate, Act) and
• Information on risky behaviours.

Steps (Bars show training progress.) :

1 – Register and make a first payment.

2 – Attend the first five modules of theory and successfully pass the instructor’s theoretical examination (minimum time: 28 days). You will receive a certificate of achievement for the theoretical exam.

3 – Visit a Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) office with the following documents to obtain your learner’s permit:

• Theoretical course Certificate of Completion from the VISION plus Driving School.
• Two pieces of identification
• Consent of a Person Having PArental Authority Form if you are less than 18 years old

There is no additional theoretical exam to take at this time.

4 – Complete phases 2, 3 and 4 of the course, consisting of 14 hours of theory and 15 hours of in-car driving lessons.

5 – Ten months after obtaining your learner’s permit, pass the SAAQ theoretical exam, which covers all the material, including the material contained in the roadmap.

6 – Two months after passing the theoretical exam, take and pass the SAAQ road test. To qualify for this exam, you must also have obtained a VISION Plus Driving School certificate of achievement by completing the full academic program and 15 in-car driving lessons successfully.