A member with an international driving license from Oman asked whether they also needed a driving experience extract from the police, or whether the international license alone was sufficient once in Canada.
What the thread clarified:- An international driving license alone lets you drive in Canada for roughly the first 90 days after landing, but it does not by itself get your prior driving experience formally recognized for a provincial license.
- To have your driving experience credited, you need an extract (an official record of your driving history) attested by MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) — this is a separate document from the international license itself.
- With that attested extract, you may be able to skip directly to the final road test for your provincial license, rather than completing the full sequence of graduated licensing tests. Without it, you'll likely need to go through all the standard tests from the beginning.
The practical takeaway: an international driving license gets you driving in Canada short-term, but if you want your prior driving experience to count toward skipping straight to the final road test for a provincial license, get a MOFA-attested driving experience extract as well — don't rely on the international license alone.