Types of driving licences
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Manitoba has six classes of driver’s licence, numbered from 1 to 6. Depending on what vehicles you’ll be driving and whether you’ll be driving for a living, you’ll need at least one of these licences. Each has its own requirements. Most people get a Class 5 licence, which lets you drive most cars, light trucks, some vans and SUVs.
Licence classes
Class
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Minimum age
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Allows you to operate
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1
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18
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- Semi-trailer trucks.
- Includes all vehicles in Classes 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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2
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18
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- Buses having a seating capacity of over 24 passengers (while carrying passengers).
- School buses with a seating capacity over 36 passengers.
- Includes all vehicles in classes 3, 4 & 5.
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3
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18
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- A truck with more than two axles.
- A combination of vehicles that includes a truck with more than two axles, except if the combination includes a semi-trailer.
- A combination of vehicles consisting of a truck with not more than two axles and a towed vehicle with a registered gross weight of more than 4,540 kg.
- A combination of vehicles consisting of a Class 5 vehicle – other than a truck – and a towed vehicle with a registered gross weight of more than 4,540 kg.
- Includes all vehicles in Classes 4 & 5.
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4
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18
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- Ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
- Buses with a seating capacity of 10 and 24 passengers (while carrying passengers).
- School buses with a seating capacity of 10 and 36 passengers (while carrying passengers).
- Includes all vehicles in Class 5.
- Note: individual municipalities may require a Class 4 licence to operate a Vehicle for Hire – contact your municipality for information.
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5
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16 or 15 ½ if enrolled in MPI’s Driver Z Program that’s currently in progress.
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- A passenger car (other than Class 4 vehicles).
- A bus while not carrying passengers.
- A truck with two axles.
- A combination of vehicles consisting of a passenger car or truck with two axles and a towed vehicle with a registered gross vehicle weight of up to 4,540 kg.
- May operate Class 3 vehicles registered as a farm truck and the driver holds a Class 5I (Intermediate stage) licence or 5F (Full stage) licence.
- May operate a moped, if 16 years of age or older.
- May operate infrastructure equipment or agricultural equipment on a provincial highway within the municipal boundaries of a city, town or urban municipality, subject to supervising driver requirements.
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6
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16
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Air Brake Endorsement
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- Air brake endorsement permits the holder to drive vehicles equipped with air brakes in the class of vehicle for which the person is licensed.
- Note: Drivers of Class 3 trucks registered as farm trucks equipped with air brakes are exempt from this requirement.
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