Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

Hi,

Currently on a tourist visa and wondering if I can drive on my UK licence as I dont want to swap it for an Albertan licence.

I am insured on her car but I do not have an international driving permit and I have been here for 1 week.

I was thinking if you can hire a car you may be ok? But i dont want to risk it.

Cant see any concrete information.

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

Isn't the rule that you have to swap UK for Canadian if you're here for over 3 months?

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

Yeah you need to apply within 90 days. Just wasnt sure if you could still drive on the uk one without an international drivers permit.

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

you can

i did it for about a month until i sorted out accommodation to apply for my AB one...insurance were fine with it :)

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

You can, we regularly allow our visitors to drive our cars, we checked this was ok.

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

If they are visitors then there is no requirement to swap their licence.

"...If you are visiting Alberta from outside the country, you must have your valid home jurisdiction drivers licence and an International Drivers Permit to drive on Alberta roads. You may drive in Alberta up to 1 year... "

http://www.servicealberta.ca/1741.cfm

Re: Tourist Visa Driving Rules
 

Cheers everyone!

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Correct. You can drive in Alberta with your UK and an international license for a year

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You don't need an "international license". The International Driver's Permit is just an official translation to English of the original driver's license, in this case the UK one. You may have noticed that the UK license is already in English.

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There is no such thing as a Canadian Drivers License per se, and each province has its own rules. While AB allows a year, the adjacent provinces, BC & SK only allow visiting tourists to drive on existing home licenses for up to 6 months.

If someone is taking up residence the period is typically shorter, often 90 days.