Government-approved driving schools Valid data

URL: https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/b94f3a8a-7af1-4414-87fe-9e9c226e134a/resource/f0e8d85b-3711-45c3-a787-c2227eaf09e4/download/driving_school_website_march_18_2025_english.csv

Government-approved driving schools can help you become a safe and responsible driver. They may also save you money on insurance premiums and let you take your G1 exit road test sooner.

Government-approved driving schools are:

  • licensed
  • meet certain standards set out by the Ministry of Transportation for:
  • in-class and in-vehicle training (must include 40 hours of instruction)
  • general administration
  • advertising

Beginner Driver Education (BDE) programs include:

  • digital or in-person classroom instruction
  • hands-on, in-vehicle training
  • flexible instruction time

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Data dictionary

Column Type Description
City Text

Name of City
School Text

Name of School
DigitalCurriculum Text

Digital Curriculum Available/Not available
DriverImprovementCourse Text

Driver Improvement Course Available/Not available
DefensiveDrivingCourse Text

Defensive Driving Course Available/Not available
Address Text

School address
Phone Text

School phone number

Additional information

Last updated
March 20, 2025
Created
September 25, 2023
Format
application/csv
File size
239 KiB
Licence
Open Government Licence – Ontario
Name
Government-approved driving schools
Type
Data
Language
English
Data made public date
March 24, 2022
Validation status
success
Validation timestamp
2025-03-20T19:23:31.415773

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