Hello good people of Ontario!is worth doing a bus driver training here in London uk or wait till I get over to London Ontario?many thanks in advance!

As far as school bus driving goes most companies will train you for nothing and get you through the test.

The trick then is to find a job driving for city transit, they are sought after as its more hours and the pay is better.

So I guess Im saying I wouldn't bother in the UK.

i would say if you can get into canada with whatever skills you have do so. then do training here as apart from a car driving licence in some provinces they seem to not recognize anything in the way of training.

Important to note though, that a school bus license is not the same as a regular bus license. If you get a school bus license you will still have to do some training and sit a test for regular buses.

Think its the other way round?

Type C is OK for city bus, but you need B to drive school buses due to the extra regulations.

"A class B licence is needed to drive any school purposes bus having seats for more than twenty-four (24) passengers. It also allows you to operate vehicles included in classes C, D, E, F and G, but not motorcycles. "

The main difference is perhaps if transit busses have air brakes, in which case you need the Z endorsement too.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/han...ion1-2-1.shtml

Yes, that's correct. My mistake.

You will need Z endorsement, which you won't get learning with a school bus.

However, from what I gather, most agencies prefer to train their drivers themselves and have a big recruitment drive for new operators a couple of times a year. It's rare to see jobs advertised for already qualified drivers.

Maybe not City buses, but School bus operators seem to advertise and will take qualified drivers, or train you themselves. Then again school bus is very much a part time job, I wouldnt fancy getting by on only what MrsK makes.

City bus pays a lot better, or at least offers a lot more hours. Im a little surprised they have to advertise at all, based on conversations among the school bus drivers...

Sorry, yes, when I refer to 'agencies', I mean 'transit agencies' (OC Transpo, TTC, STO etc), not school bus companies.

http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/rep...atedOccupation


Up to three months of on-the-job training, including classroom instruction, is usually provided for all occupations in this unit group.
A minimum of one year of safe driving experience is required.
Bus drivers require a Class B, C, E or F driver's licence in Ontario, and a Class 2 driver's licence elsewhere.
An air brakes endorsement and first aid certificate may be required.

Why not start your own burger van business? That way you combine your skill of cooking with your love for driving.

Obviously you can swap a UK licence for a G license, but one wonders if lack of canadian experience becomes an issue getting a B/C license and especially a job at the end of it?

I think that the larger school bus companies are quite strict with this.

I saw an ad in the local rag for school bus driver training in Ottawa, maybe a year or so ago, with either Stock or First. It stipulated they wanted 5 years driving experience, with a minimum of 2 years in Canada, age 21+ only.

A Uk PCV licence is not valid or transferable in Canada so if you did it in the UK is would be a waste of time. You will have to do in when you get to Canada.

It is very hard to get in and you have to jump through many hurdles to get there. I work for Translink in Vancouver. I drive for Handy Dart which is door to door rather than a set route. We drive all levels of the disabled and seniors. Never ever thought i'd have a union job again once Fleet St died.

I still have a PSV license from Ireland and i think it helped, experience wise. I couldn't get any Graphic Design work there either

Thanks OINK!never ther would be a demande for burger van,something to investigate more.cheers mate!