We drive with students Monday to Friday. We can start as early as 6:45 AM and we drive as late as 10:00 PM. Drive times are booked in 2-hour increments. Please call the Drivers EDge office to discuss availability.

Yes! We keep our student files for 3.5 – 4 years so as long as we still have your student file a copy is available. There is a fee of $25 for a copy of the course completion certificate.

If you are a current Drivers EDge student, who is doing the full course or a minimum of 10 hours of Brush Up lessons and passing with a grade of 75% or higher, the answer is YES! Please call the Drivers EDge office before booking a road test as there is no guarantee a car will be available. The cost is $85.00 for the Enhanced Road test.

As a class 5 GDL driver you have no curfew! You can drive 24/7. The condition on your licence are: Alberta Zero Alcohol Tolerance (AZAT) Every passenger must wear a seat-belt Licence suspended at 8 demerits Cannot upgrade to a commercial licence Cannot be an accompanying driver to a learner Must hold your probationary licence for at least two years prior to exiting GDL Must be suspension – free for the last 12 consecutive months prior to exiting GDL Must be at least 18 to exit this stage A DRIVER CAN REDUCE THE PROBATIONARY STAGE BY UP TO 6 MONTHS IF THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN APPROVED DRIVER TRAINING COURSE AS LONG AS ALL OTHER EXIT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET!

Can only drive with a fully licensed (non-GDL) driver who is at least 18 Cannot drive between midnight and 5am Must hold learner’s license for at least one year regardless of age Must be at least 16 to exit this stage Alberta Zero Alcohol Tolerance (AZAT) Every passenger must wear a seat-belt License suspended at 8 demerits Cannot upgrade to a commercial license Cannot be an accompanying driver

We highly recommend that you have your learners license before taking the course. However, we do understand that sometimes passing the written test for your learners license can be hard. We’ve had a lot of success with students taking our classroom then immediately taking the learners written test and passing! Please understand that the driving portion of our program can not be started until you have your learners license. Our student policy states that driving must start within 3 months of the classroom session or the course is forfeited.

For students attending the in-person classroom at the Medicine Hat College or Brooks Campus, you will need to register through the Drivers Edge Website. Once we receive your registration, we will contact you to book drive times. For students who register for the online classroom, drive times will be booked once we receive payment for the course. If you have any questions about drive times, please contact our office.

Yes we do brush-up lessons, but if you don’t take the entire course we can not issue a course completion certificate to receive a discount on your insurance.

Yes! Please call the Drivers EDge office and we can arrange a payment plan with you. Our policy is that half of the total fees must be paid before attending the in-person classroom or starting the online class. Driving time will not be scheduled until the course is paid in full. Full payment must be made within 6 months of the original half payment, or all funds will be forfeited. Please note that you have one year to complete the course from time of registration.

Lethbridge: We only offer the online course currently. Registration is done on the Drivers EDge website here. Medicine Hat: Registration for the in-person class is 2 steps. First register on the Medicine Hat College continuing studies website via our upcoming classes page here and then register on the Drivers EDge website here. Brooks: Registration for the in-person class is 2 steps. First register on the Medicine Hat College Brooks campus continuing studies website via our upcoming classes page here and then register on the Drivers EDge website here. All other locations & Online Class: Registration is done on the Drivers EDge website here. If you have any issues or questions when registering, please contact our office.

You can book your road test online in two places. Either through the AlbertaDrivingExaminer.ca website or AMA. We offer the Drivers EDge car to rent for your road test, please call our office BEFORE booking to ensure availability. Licenced driver training schools may not book roads or collect fees on behalf of driver examiners.

The Government of Alberta is eliminating the Class 5 and 6 Advanced road test requirement to exit the GDL while enhancing the existing Class 5 Basic road test and increasing GDL exit criteria related to driver behavior.

Drivers will no longer be required to take a road test in order to obtain a Class 4 licence. The Class 4 knowledge test will remain and will be enhanced to include more information on passenger management and working with vulnerable populations. Class 4 drivers will still be required to pass a vision screening and provide a driver medical report as part of the licensing process.

The Government of Alberta is making changes to driver licensing based on red tape reduction feedback from Albertans and a review of best practices in other jurisdictions.

Spring 2023. Exact implementation date(s) will be shared prior to implementation.

Class 5 and Class 6 Advanced road tests are being removed as a requirement to exit the GDL program and the basic road test will be enhanced to include some components from the outgoing Advanced road tests. The existing 24-month probationary period for GDL driver’s remains with some new program criteria including: Drivers must have zero traffic contraventions, which appear on their drivers abstract, in the last 12 months of the probationary period. Drivers may be eligible to reduce the 24-month probationary period by up to six months by completing a driver education course that results in a condition code U if all other GDL exit criteria is met (driver over the age of 18, suspension and violation free in the last 12 months). All other existing requirements of the GDL program remain the same.

Existing GDL drivers will have their driving records evaluated at the day that the new GDL program implements. Drivers who are over the age of 18, have served their 24-month probationary period, and whose last 12 months of licensing are consecutive and free of suspensions will automatically exit the program.

It is anticipated that up to 500,000 existing GDL drivers will automatically exit the existing GDL program when the updated GDL program is implemented in spring 2023.

Drivers who automatically exit GDL will receive a letter confirming their exit.

Yes. Eligible drivers may still take an Advanced road test to exit GDL before the updated GDL program is implemented.

Only drivers who are over the age of 18, have served their 24-month probationary period, and whose last 12 consecutive months of licensing are free of suspension will automatically exit the GDL program. All other drivers will be transitioned to the updated GDL program.

Existing Class 7 learners will be transitioned to the updated GDL program rules.

Only drivers who are over the age of 18, have served their 24-month probationary period, and whose last 12 consecutive months of licensing are free of suspension will automatically exit the program. All other drivers will be transitioned to the updated GDL program.

No. Only drivers who are over the age of 18, have served their 24-month probationary period, and whose last 12 months of licensing are consecutive and free of suspension will automatically exit the program. All other drivers will be transitioned to the new GDL program.

No. Under the updated GDL program, drivers may be eligible to reduce the 24-month probationary period by up to six months by completing a driver education course that results in a condition code U only if all other GDL exit criteria are met (driver is 18 years of age, suspension and contravention free in the last 12 months).

Yes. Under the new GDL program, drivers may be eligible to reduce the 24-month probationary period by up to six months by completing a driver education course that results in a condition code U if all other GDL exit criteria are met (driver is 18 years of age, suspension and contravention free in the last 12 months).

No. Existing GDL drivers who automatically exit the GDL program will receive a letter confirming they have exited the program. There is no need to apply for a new driver’s licence card. These drivers can continue to use their existing driver’s license until the time when it expires and must be renewed. A driver that prefers to have an updated non-GDL driver’s license card issued will be subject to a service fee.

The Class 5 and Class 6 basic road tests will be enhanced to include some components from the current advanced road tests. The road test duration will change from 30 minute to 45 minutes.

Yes. Driver examiners will be provided necessary training to conduct the new enhanced road tests and will be contacted by Alberta Transportation on next steps in the coming months.

Alberta Transportation will work to ensure that registry locations that are currently approved to conduct Class 5 and/or Class 6 Basic road tests will be approved to conduct the new enhanced road tests.

The requirement to complete a road test to obtain a Class 4 driver’s licence is being eliminated.

Yes. Class 4 drivers will be required to take a Class 4 enhanced knowledge test to include passenger management and working with vulnerable populations.

Yes. Class 4 drivers will still be required to submit a vision screening and driver medical report.

Yes. Once a driver has successfully completed the Class 4 enhanced knowledge test, passed a vision screening and have a completed driver medical report, they must have their licence re-classed to a Class 4.

Drivers who already have an existing Class 4 driver’s licence are unaffected and their driver’s licence remains valid.

Drivers who have passed the current Class 4 knowledge and road tests within 12 months of the updated program being implemented, but who have not applied to have the Class 4 driver’s licence issued, will have their test results honoured.

Drivers who have passed the knowledge test but did not take the road test prior to these changes will be required to pass the new Class 4 enhanced knowledge test.

Registry agents can still schedule Class 4 road tests to occur up until the program changes are implemented. The Association of Alberta Registry Agents (AARA) and the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) will be required to update their road test scheduling systems to align with these changes. More information will communicated in the coming months.

Driver examiners will no longer be authorized to conduct Class 4 road tests when the program changes are implemented, and their licences will be updated accordingly. More information will provided in the coming months.