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Class 2 licence in Québec: bus for more than 24 passengers

Class 2 is the bus licence: what it covers and the steps according to the SAAQ.

What class 2 covers

A bus fitted for more than 24 passengers; class 2 also allows all other vehicles except class 1 combinations and motorcycles (brochure, p. 3). School bus: class 2 plus a competency certificate, with basic and supplementary training, offered at the Charlesbourg and Saint-Jérôme (Mirabel) centres according to the brochure (p. 4).

The steps

• Conditions: Class 5 or probationary licence for 2 years, driving record and health steps (the SAAQ class 2 page mentions no PESR requirement).
• Knowledge test: about 1 hour, 75%. The class 2 page lists: traffic rules and handling a heavy vehicle, safety walk-around standards, driving and rest-hour standards, safe driving behaviours (to confirm).
• Learning period: 3 months with the learner’s licence, or 1 month under some conditions (25 or older, 60 months of Class 5 experience, class 3 holder or bus AEP program). The month can be replaced by 20 hours of road driving in a class 2 vehicle with a qualified operator. To confirm on the SAAQ page.
• Two practical exams: safety walk-around (15 minutes for class 2) and driving.

To remember for the test

• Class 2: bus for more than 24 passengers.
• School bus: class 2 + competency certificate.
• Knowledge test 75%; 15-minute walk-around at the practical exam.

Official sources

• SAAQ, bus for more than 24 passengers, class 2 (official page, French)
• SAAQ, brochure “Bientôt conducteur d’un véhicule lourd” (2021, French)
• SAAQ, heavy-vehicle licences (official page, French)

See also: SAAQ class 1 knowledge test: what to expect · Class 3 licence in Québec: truck, exams and steps

General information, current as of 2026-11-01. When in doubt, the official text prevails. Rules and fees can change: check saaq.gouv.qc.ca.