Ontario Information for Fully Licensed (Full G) Drivers

No more novice restrictions, but not a clean slate

A full G licence removes the conditions that applied at G1 and G2: no accompanying-driver requirement, no novice-specific blood-alcohol rule tied to age, and no cap on when or where you can drive. The licence itself is now on a multi-year renewal cycle rather than tied to holding periods and road tests. What doesn’t change is that you’re still fully subject to the Highway Traffic Act, and a conviction still goes on your driving record and can still affect your insurance.

A different, higher demerit-point ladder

As a fully licensed driver, you’re evaluated against the standard demerit-point thresholds rather than the novice ones: a warning letter at 2 to 8 points, an interview with the Ministry of Transportation at 9 to 14 points, and a licence suspension of about 30 days once you reach 15 or more points. Those thresholds are higher than the novice thresholds, but the points themselves stay on your record for the same 2 years from the date of the offence, and they still accumulate from the same list of convictions — from a 2-point seatbelt or signalling violation up to a 6-point offence like careless driving or stunt driving.

Serious offences carry the same weight regardless of licence class

Licence class affects the demerit-point thresholds that trigger a warning or suspension, but it doesn’t change how serious offences like stunt driving, racing, or careless driving are treated in themselves. Those charges carry the same points, the same potential for an immediate roadside licence suspension, and the same court process whether the driver holds a G1 or a full G. Holding a full G licence for years without incident doesn’t create any special exemption from those consequences.

For the specific point values behind each offence and for how serious charges like stunt driving are handled, see the hub pages below.