Alberta Driving Test Routes

Practice road test routes around all 187 registry offices in Alberta, with a map and turn-by-turn directions for every route.

Preparing for your Class 5 road test? Choose your test centre below to see its practice drive test route, the roads and hazards around it, and what to expect on the day. New to the process? Read how road tests work in Alberta.

What to expect on your Alberta road test

In Alberta, passenger vehicle road tests (Class 5) are given by private driver examiners who work through registry agents. That’s why every centre on this page is a registry office. Each registry sets its own road test fee, up to the maximum in the province’s Registry Agent Product Catalogue, and must publish its fees online.

Licensing stages

Class 7 learner’s licence. You can drive only with someone over 18 who holds a full Class 5 licence and sits in the front passenger seat. You can’t drive between midnight and 5 a.m., you must have zero alcohol, you can’t carry more people than there are seat belts, and 8 demerit points means a suspension.
Class 5-GDL (probationary). You can take the road test after at least one year on your Class 7, from age 16. After you pass the road test and a vision test at a registry, you get a temporary licence, and your card arrives within about 21 business days. On the GDL licence: zero alcohol or drugs, no more people than seat belts, suspension at 8 demerit points, no Class 1 to 4 upgrades, and you can’t supervise a learner.
Full Class 5. After at least two years on the GDL licence, at age 18 or older, with no suspensions or demerits in the last 12 months, you can upgrade to a full licence. A driver training course from a licensed Alberta school can shorten the two years by up to six months.

Booking

Use alberta.ca’s map of registries that offer road tests. Each listing links to that registry’s own booking page, and the “Official booking” button on each centre page here goes straight to it. You’ll need your 9-digit MVID number, printed near the barcode on your licence. Any outstanding Government of Alberta fines must be paid before you can book.

On test day

Your registry gives you a road test information sheet covering eligibility, vehicle requirements, the documents to bring, fees, and its cancellation and no-show rules, so read it before you go. Your vehicle must meet all legal and safety requirements; your confirmation letter has the details.

How the test is marked

Examiners add points when you:

miss a driving skill, such as a mirror or blind-spot check
break a rule of the road, such as not obeying a sign or making an incorrect turn
do a manoeuvre poorly, such as signalling too early or too late, or driving too aggressively or too hesitantly

More than 75 points on the Class 5 test is a fail. Endangering a pedestrian or another driver, driving unsafely or breaking a traffic law is an automatic fail.

Questions or complaints

For questions about your road test, contact Alberta’s Examinations and Licensing office at 780-427-8230 (dial 310-0000 first for toll-free calling in Alberta), Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Concerns can be reported through the Alberta Traffic Safety Services complaints form.

Official resources

Getting ready? Read our road test day checklist.

Alberta road test centres