Ontario has two DriveTest centres in Ottawa and they are not the same. Canotek runs G2 and G road tests only. Walkley runs every licence class and is the only Ottawa centre with Saturday road test appointments.
Your appointment is at a specific building, so that is how we plan the morning.
Measured by road from the school. Times are free-flow and will stretch in rush hour.
| Destination | Distance | Drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DriveTest Canotek | 3.8 km | 6 min | Straight out Montreal Road. G2 and G only. |
| DriveTest Walkley | 12.5 km | 16 min | Every licence class. Saturday appointments. |
| Orléans | 10.4 km | 11 min | Closest community to Canotek, 8 min away |
| Nepean | 21.1 km | 23 min | Closest community to Walkley, 15 min away |
| Barrhaven | 29.0 km | 30 min | Greenbank, then Pinecrest and the 417 |
| Kanata | 30.3 km | 27 min | Both centres are 27 minutes from here |
| Stittsville | 39.6 km | 37 min | Furthest Ottawa community we serve |
| Gatineau | 7.8 km | 13 min | Ontario licence holders only |
| Cornwall | 97 km | 75 min | 417 east, then Highway 138 south |
| Brockville | 119 km | 89 min | 416 south to the 401 |
| Pembroke | 154 km | 110 min | 417 west, then Highway 17 |
| Kingston | 206 km | 154 min | 416 to the 401 west |
You come to us on Montreal Road, then test at Walkley or Canotek.
The shortest run to a DriveTest centre of anywhere we serve, and we are on the same road.
Read this 15 min to WalkleyClosest community to the only Ottawa centre running Saturday road tests.
Read this 27 min either wayNo DriveTest centre in the west end at all. Both Ottawa centres take exactly the same time.
Read this 22 min to WalkleyWinchester to the south is a G2-only centre, so a G test means Walkley.
Read this 36 min either wayCarleton Place is closer but it is a G2-only pop-up, two Wednesdays a month.
Read this One bridgeFor Ontario licence holders only. Both Ottawa centres are French-designated.
Read thisAs of September 2026 we could not find one driving school in any of these four cities advertising an interlock-equipped car for a road test. That is why people make the drive.
The closest of the four. Both approved installers are in town, and the test centre sits on the edge of it.
Read this 119 km · 89 minFour local schools already rent an ordinary road-test car. None of them fits an interlock.
Read this 154 km · 110 minRenfrew is closer but opens two days a week from November. Petawawa has no centre at all.
Read this 206 km · 154 minThirteen local schools checked, five renting ordinary test cars, zero mentioning interlock.
Read thisIf you are driving in from outside Ottawa, book the ten-hour course and the road test into the same weekend. The course goes in on the Saturday, the test on the Monday, and you are home the same day. Say so when you ask for a quote and we will build the schedule around it.
Before anyone drives 200 km, check this. It is the only thing that decides whether you need a road test at all, and we would much rather save you the trip.
Each has its own nearest DriveTest centre, drive time and local quirk:
The two Ottawa centres are not interchangeable. Which licence classes each handles, which one runs Saturday road tests, and how to choose between them.
Four fields is enough to tell you whether a car and an instructor are free, and what it costs. No deposit to ask, and nothing attached to the answer.
Phone is faster. Someone answers Monday to Saturday, evenings included.
