Requirements for driving instructor licence
 4. (1) An applicant must satisfy the following requirements for the issue of a driving instructor licence: 1.  The applicant has the ability to operate, and to instruct in the safe operation of, a Class G motor vehicle. 2.  The applicant meets the requirements of subsection 5 (2) of O. Reg. 340/94 to be an accompanying driver, other than by virtue of being licensed as a driving instructor in Ontario. 3.  The applicant successfully completed, not more than one year before the date of the application, the examinations referred to in clauses 15 (1) (a) and (b) and subsection 15 (2) of O. Reg. 340/94. 4.  The applicant satisfies the Minister, not more than one year before the date of the application, that he or she meets the requirements of subsection 18 (2) of O. Reg. 340/94. 5.  The applicant does not have any accumulated demerit points on his or her driving record. 6.  The applicant’s driver’s licence has not been under suspension at any time in the preceding two years, i.  as a result of being found guilty or convicted of an offence under section 9 or 53, subsection 128 (15) or section 130, subsection 172 (2) or section 200 or 216 of the Act, ii.  as a result of being found guilty or convicted of an offence under section 2 of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act, iii.  as a result of being found guilty or convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) committed by means of a motor vehicle or while driving or having the care or control of a motor vehicle, or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction, or iv.  pursuant to section 48 or 48.3 or subsection 172 (9) of the Act. 6.1  The applicant has not been convicted or found guilty in the preceding two years of an offence under section 58.0.1 of the Act. 7.  The applicant is not, on the date of the application, subject to a charge for an offence under section 151, 152, 153, 153.1, 155, 160, 162, 163, 163.1, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 172.1, 173, 212, 271, 272 or 273 of the Criminal Code (Canada) or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction. 8.  The applicant has never been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) listed in paragraph 7, or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction. 9.  The applicant has not been convicted or found guilty in the preceding five years of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), not including an offence listed in paragraph 7, or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction. 10.  The applicant has never been convicted or found guilty of an offence under section 5, 6 or 7 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or section 4 or 5 of the Narcotic Control Act (Canada), or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction. 11.  The applicant has not been convicted or found guilty in the preceding five years of an offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Narcotic Control Act (Canada), not including an offence listed in paragraph 10, or of a comparable offence in another jurisdiction. 12.  The applicant is not subject to a court order, conditions of parole or an undertaking to a peace officer prohibiting him or her from, i.  possessing a weapon, or ii.  being alone with, in the presence of or in proximity to persons under any age that may be specified in the order, conditions or undertaking. 13.  The applicant has successfully completed, not more than five years before the date of the application, a course for in-vehicle driving instructors approved by the Ministry. 14.  Where the applicant has been licensed by another jurisdiction, the applicant’s driving record in that jurisdiction is comparable to that required by paragraph 5. 15.  The applicant is a fit and proper person to be a driving instructor, having regard to the applicant’s character, integrity and past conduct. O. Reg. 473/07, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 688/20, s. 1; O. Reg. 743/21, s. 1; O. Reg. 138/23, s. 1. (2) Subject to section 35, the Minister shall refuse to issue a driving instructor licence to a person who does not satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 1 to 15 of subsection (1) and shall serve written notice of the refusal on the person. O. Reg. 473/07, s. 4 (2); O. Reg. 110/12, s. 1. (3) Revoked: O. Reg. 625/21, s. 1 (2).