Saskatchewan eases driving for new immigrants
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SGI extends driver’s licence reciprocity to 24 European countries.
REGINA — Powerful straight away, SGI is extending reciprocity to 24 nations that use the identical European driver’s licence.
Reciprocity will empower motorists from these countries to exchange their foreign driver’s licence for a Saskatchewan Course 5 (regular) licence without needing to entire any tests or instruction.
SGI is granting reciprocity to the following 24 international locations:
Minister of Immigration and Occupation Education Jeremy Harrison is now in Poland attending expenditure conferences and an employer-led global recruitment mission, exactly where potential jobseekers seeking to immigrate to Canada will specifically benefit from the prolonged reciprocity agreements.
“Supporting newcomers and making sure they have the applications and resources they need to make Saskatchewan their home is an essential precedence for our province,” Harrison mentioned. “A driver’s licence gives newcomers the flexibility to discover the province on their very own terms as they settle into their new communities. By expanding our reciprocity agreements, SGI is producing Saskatchewan a far more eye-catching alternative for those on the lookout to get in touch with Canada home.”
Saskatchewan already retains driver’s licence reciprocity agreements with these 17 countries:
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Australia 
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France 
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Japan 
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New Zealand 
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Switzerland 
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United Kingdom 
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Austria 
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Germany 
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Jersey 
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Ireland 
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Taiwan 
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United States 
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Belgium 
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Isle of Man 
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Netherlands 
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South Korea (sure provinces) 
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Ukraine 
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Prior to granting reciprocity, SGI determines if a country’s licence policies, training and screening requirements fulfill Saskatchewan’s prerequisites. This involves collaborating with other provinces who have previously granted reciprocity or may perhaps be considering it.
The reciprocity coverage also features motorcycle licences.
To trade a licence, a driver can go to any SGI motor licence issuer with their licence from their household country, and a driver’s abstract/report issued in the final 30 times.
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