Eligibility
Manitoba high school students who are or will be 15 ½ years of age by the date of the Driver Z Knowledge Test (usually five weeks after the start date of the course) are eligible to participate in the Driver Z program. To confirm if you’re eligible for a specific course, use our Driver Z Course Finder tool – simply enter your school division, school and birthday. You’ll be eligible for any courses that appear in the results.
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Course requirements
Your team
To successfully complete Driver Z, you’ll need a safe driving support team, which includes at least one co-pilot and a supervising driver (and yes, they can be the same person).
Supervising driver: someone who sits next to you in the car while you practice driving. This individual must have held their Class 5 Full stage (5F) driver’s licence for at least three years.
Co-pilot: someone who will log on to the Driver Z website (either on a computer or phone) to verify your in-car practice time. Your co-pilot must be an MPI customer. You can invite up to eight co-pilots to share the responsibility. All co-pilots must complete eLessons 1-6 online before the start of the first class.
Email address
As part of your MPI customer set-up, you will need to provide an email address that will be used throughout the course. Important, time-sensitive emails about how and when to register for courses will go to this email address, so please remember to choose an address that you or your parent/guardian check often.
Your parents/guardians will also need to access Driver Z using an email address. Student email addresses cannot be the same as their parent or guardian’s email address that they plan on using as a co-pilot for Driver Z.
Equipment
To participate in Driver Z, you’ll need access to the internet, a computer, and a vehicle.
Disability or medical requirements
It is the responsibility of the student and/or parent/guardian if under the age of 18 to report all conditions that may impact the student’s ability to drive safely before registering for Driver Z. Notifying MPI as soon as possible will help prevent any delays.
To do so, please contact MPI’s Driver Fitness department at 204-985-1900 or toll-free at 1-866-617-6676. All disability and medical information will be kept confidential. As medical reports or assessments may be required, please begin the process as early as possible.