Class 1 Learning Pathway for professional drivers
Effective April 1, 2025, the Class 1 Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) program changes to the new Class 1 Learning Pathway for commercial drivers.
- The new, made-in-Alberta Class 1 Learning Pathway is an apprenticeship-style model to increase driver skills, improve safety and enhance training for current and prospective Class 1 drivers in Alberta.
- The apprenticeship-style model offers a learning pathway for Albertans to develop the skills to succeed and advance in their career as a professional driver.
- Drivers will proceed through phases while training to become a Class 1 driver.
To learn more, visit the Class 1 Learning Pathway web page.
Farm-restricted Class 1 licence
Effective April 1, 2024, eligible farmers and their immediate family members may apply for a farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence.
- The farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence allows Alberta farmers to operate Class 1 vehicles for specified farming activities within Alberta.
- This change is intended to relieve pressures on Alberta farm families by exempting them from the requirement for training and providing them with a farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence that allows them to transport their own goods.
- There will be penalties for drivers found to be misusing their farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence – by using it for purposes other than specified farming activities within Alberta.
- To find out how to get this licence, see this page: Farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence.
Contact
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Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Email: licensingimprovements@gov.ab.ca
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