4 Day Online Driving Course Toronto Approved by Ministry of Transportation

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Dear Students,

For the safety of our students, in-vehicle instructors and community, school is closed effective March 15, 2020, through 4 May 2020. We continue to serve you online and we are offering Online Driving Course as an added service during this time. You can start your theoretical part of the course online and remaining in-vehicle lessons you can complete later.   You can register now for the Beginner Driver Education Course organized online in 4 real-time sessions. Our Online Driving Courses are conducted by certified driving in class and online instructors through e-learning software.  See you virtually on the first day of the online class on 18 April 2020.

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Driving  Course (BDE Course) organized by our Driving School in Toronto is approved by the Ministry of Transportation and consistent with the government's curriculum standards and other Driver Education program requirements. After driving course completion, you will get a certificate from the Ministry of Transportation, and you may be eligible for a potential insurance discount. 

Canadian law requires you to complete the BDE course within one year. If you fail to complete the BDE Course within 1 year, you will be not able to be certified. This is the Ministry of Transportation rule. Depending on your license status, if you complete the Beginner Driver Education Course at a G1 level, you may be able to reduce your waiting time for your first road test  from 12 to 8 months. 

You may register for a traditional Beginner Driver Education Course or Online Driving Course (In real-time sessions)  whether or not you have your G1, G2 or a full G Licence. Prior to starting driving lessons, you must have a valid G1 driver’s license that must be presented to your In-Car instructor, prior to each car instruction.  

  4 Day Driving Course (Beginner Driver Education Course) and 4 Day Online Driving Course is organized in the summertime, winter, and March Break in our driving school Toronto location or online through eLearning software. This 4 Day Driving Course is designed for students who would like to complete the 20 hours of in-class or online in 4 days. The 4-Day Course or 4-Day Online Driving Course means you will  finish  20 hours of in-class sessions in 4 days -- not 10 hours of in-car driving lessons. 

  The Beginner Driver Education Course is 40 hours, and consists of 20 hours of In-Class or Online theory training, 10 driving hours behind the wheels with GDA  certified driving instructor and 10 hours of home-link. BDE course will provide you with the knowledge and skills that require operate a vehicle, helps establish safe habits and defensive driving techniques. During BDE Course, you will evaluate your attitudes that affect the way you drive. Through discussions, learning activities, assignments, interactive quizzes, and videos that reinforce theoretical knowledge, you will learn how to avoid collision and reduce incidents by applying prevention strategies on the road. When you complete your 20 hours in the classroom, you will receive a phone number to your in-car instructor. You can contact your instructor immediately, or the next day to start your in-vehicle training.  According to law, you can take a maximum of 2  lessons In-Car lessons (120 minutes) per day, where there is no classroom instruction for that day. A maximum of 1-hour in-vehicle instruction on the day you receive 5  hours of in-class instruction. All In-Car Lessons are one-on-one. Some conditions apply for free pick up and drop off. It is the instructor's discretion to pick students up from more than one location depending on the day, route, and area, and traffic. If a student who leaves in Downtown book driving lessons in rushing hours than the In-Car instructor may request to meet the student at a designated subway station to maximize driving time. 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION 

  • During 20 hours of In-Class Sessions you will have opportunities to complete self-assessment activities, work in groups, and participate in decision-making task illustrated in the student workbook. The driving course program covers the regular driving situations occurring in Ontario's various driving environment and reinforces safety,  risk and benefits of social, environmental responsibility,  self-awareness of personal values, and attitudes.
  • Individual In-Car Lessons (10 hours) will provide chances to acquire specific driving skills and  learn from your own mistakes with the support of a licensed driving instructor. You will be introduced to the concept of cooperative driving which enhances road safety for all 9.2 million drivers and others road-users in Ontario.  In-Car instructions are delivered to you by MTO certified instructor in a training vehicle with you driving behind the wheel. A maximum instruction time - two hours per day, where there is no classroom instruction for that day. A maximum of one hour in vehicle instruction on the day the student receives five hours of in-class instruction. During driving lessons upi will learn how to drive in the city, on highways,  all basic manoeuvres, collision avoidance, efensive & pro-active driving skills, braking techniques, breaking bad habits, and handling emergency situations.
  • 10 hours (HOME-LINK) - Flexible Allocation of Instructional Hours.  The "flexible time" is used for home-link that is completed outside of In-Class hours and allows you to complete the exercises on your schedule. 

If you successfully complete a BDE Course (Driving Course) in our Driving School in Toronto, you may be eligible for a potential insurance discount. You are advised to notify your insurance company of the driving course completion by providing your insurance company with a Driver's Licence History (DLH) which is proof of successful BDE course completion. Your driver’s licence history shows that you completed the Ontario Driver Educational Course and is often requested by insurance companies to prove that the course was completed. Globe Driving Academy does not issue paper certificates. We certify students who successfully complete a BDE course online through the Virtual Driver Education System. In order to be certified and qualify for potential insurance discount you must at complete the basic beginner driver education program: 20 hours In-Class, pass the final test in the classroom, complete the home-link activities in the workbook. Moreover, complete 10 hours In-Car training with a final score 80%. After you the last in-car lesson, contact the school and ask if your complete file has been processed and sent to the government to qualify you for the document. 

There is a $18 printing fee that Service Ontario charges to issue the document. Therefore, if your file is not updated for any  reason,  you will lose that $18. There are two ways you can order Driver License History Record (Insurance Certificate): 1) Walk into any Service Ontario Location, show your ID and request a Driving License History Record. This will be issued right away. 2. The second option: Order certificate online. It will take 10-15 business days to be mailed out.

To order a Driver License History Form Online, please click here: Driver's Licence History Search