1. TheDrivingSchool.ca 

TheDrivingSchool.ca has been in business since 2006.  The owner (Gerry Picard) is also very involved with the school and brings over 19 years of experience.  Gerry has worked for a few of the Thunder Bay driving schools: Progressive driving school, Amethyst driving school and Superior driving school.  He also had the chance to work for a driving school in the Toronto area.  

Courses: MODULES (IN-CLASS)

IN-CAR DRIVING LESSONS

Address: 270 Windsor St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 1V6, Canada

Contact No.: +18076297867

Email: gerrypicard@gmail.com

Website: http://www.thedrivingschool.ca/

2. DriveWise Driver Training

Did You Know? DriveWise teaches using an unique approach – we call it COOPERATIVE DRIVING. We teach about having a good attitude that does not judge other drivers for their errors bringing about a better driver who is less prone to experience road rage and aggresive driving. We need to work together on the roads to make it home safely every day.

Courses: RULES AND LAWS OF THE ROADS – INCLUDING COMMONLY MISUNDERSTOOD LAWS AND SIGNS

CONSEQUENCES OF IMPAIRED DRIVING – ALCOHOL AND TEXTING, ETC.

PROPER VISUAL SCANNING TO SPOT AND SOLVE POTENTIAL HAZARDS

MANAGING SPACE AROUND YOUR VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY

HIGHWAY/FREEWAY PROBLEMS, EMERGENCIES AND RAMPS

MANAGING RISK AT INTERSECTIONS

PARKING SKILLS – PARALLEL PARKING, 3 POINT TURNS, HILL PARKING, STALL PARKING, ETC.

ONE WAY STREETS

Address: 266 Algoma St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 3C2, Canada

Contact No.: +18073443821

Email: DRIVEWISE@SHAW.CA

Website: http://www.drivewisethunderbay.com/

3. Behind The Wheel Driving School Academy

Behind-the-wheel Driving School Academy is owned and operated by Sandra Benvenuto. She has been a certified driving instructor in the Thunder Bay and Dryden area for just under 10 years. Sandra started her career with thedrivingschool.ca, then moved on to Drivewise where she took the time to go back to school at Humber College in Toronto where she became a certified in class instructor. 

Courses: ROAD TEST

BEHIND THE WHEEL

IN CLASS DRIVER EDUCATION

Address: 601 McBain St, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2Y4, Canada

Contact No.: +18076209496

Email: btwsandra@outlook.com

Website: http://www.btwdrivingschool.academy/

4. Transport Training Centres 

The only one of it’s kind in Canada available to the public. Learn Decision Driving Techniques both in the classroom and in actual hands-on activities using our exclusive skid pad training facility. Our hands-on skid control and recovery driver training program is dramatic training that will show you how to anticipate and recover from skids.

Courses: BEGINNER DRIVER EDUCATION

AR TRAINING

COMMERCIAL TRUCK TRAINING

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAINING

SKID SCHOOL TRAINING

SIMULATOR TRAINING

Address: 195 Gore St E, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 3R2, Canada

Contact No.: +18076221152

Website: http://www.ttcc.ca/

5. Progressive Driving School Inc.

We take pride in knowing that students of our program graduate with much more than the basics of operating a vehicle safely. They learn from experienced full time professional instructors the Defensive techniques to avoid collisions that are required to survive in today’s driving environment. A driving license gives you freedom to work, live and move wherever you wish, as well as making you independent of others; it also brings with it certain responsibilities and privileges. 

Courses: Important Information when looking for a Driving School

Ontario’s Graduated Licensing System has saved lives.

Out of country driver information

G1 licence written test

DriveTest fees

How to get your G1 licence

Getting your Ontario Driver’s Licence

HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROAD TEST

Address: Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1C8, Canada

Contact No.: +18073439291

Email: driving@tbaytel.net

Website: http://progressivedriving.ca/

6. Dual Drive Driving Academy

To guide your vehicle well enough, you need a someone who can guide you well enough learning to drive. At Dual Drive the result is in the driving. More than just helping you earn a driver’s license our aim to make driving a safe and enjoyable experience for you and for other’s on the road Our trained and experienced teachers work with you actively and patientely at every stage of learning. 

Courses: 20 Hours of online instruction

10 Hours of homework

10 Hours of 1-on-1 driving

Use of instructor’s car fo road test in Thunder Bay.

(with 1 Hour warm up lesson)

Address: 106 Cumberland St N Unit- 101C, Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4M2, Canada

Contact No.: +16137625444

Email: dualdrivedriving@gmail.com

Website: https://dualdrivedriving.com/contact.html

7. Taranis Training

Taranis Training Ltd. was established in 2011 by Taranis Contracting Group to address skills gaps in the industry. Operating out of Thunder Bay and serving Northern Ontario, Taranis Training delivers the highest professional standards of training to equipment operators and truck drivers. We are proud to recruit and train the best operators to work in our own businesses and for success in the industry.

Courses: Heavy Equipment Course

Driving Programs

Address: 1485 Rosslyn Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6W1, Canada

Contact No.: +18074761746

Email: training@taranis.ca

Website: http://www.taranistraining.ca/

8. Young Drivers of Canada

Young Drivers of Canada’s Pickering location has driving instructors that understand what you will be facing when driving – residential streets, commercial streets, parallel parking, traffic and congestion – and will teach you how to drive with safe driving practices to provide you with the confidence to drive defensively and pass your driving test. 

Courses: Young Drivers – Ontario – Beginner Driver Education

2 Weekend Course

4 Day Express Course

8 Session Course

Address: 1096 Memorial Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A3, Canada

Contact No.: +18076236109

Website: https://www.yd.com/