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Getting a driver licence in Manitoba

Manitoba Public Insurance runs the MPI knowledge test. The listed fee is $12.
CarManitoba Public Insurance publishes no question count for the MPI knowledge test
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What Manitoba Public Insurance publishes

Questions on the real test
Manitoba Public Insurance publishes no question count
Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
Pass mark
Not published as a number of questions
Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
Time limit
30 minutes
Fee
$12

For the MPI knowledge test

Retake fee
Not stated in the record we hold
Minimum age
15.5

To sit the MPI knowledge test

Hold on the Class 5L
9 months

Before the next stage opens

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15

Start here

Short runs that show the answer and the reason as soon as you choose. Nothing is timed here and nothing is held back, so this is the place to find out what you do not know yet.

The full format

1 test on this page

Length, pass mark, fee and retake cost as Manitoba Public Insurance publishes them. Where a number is not published, the card says so instead of carrying a guess.

Car

No practice questions written for this class yet

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Knowledge test

Manitoba MPI knowledge test

Length not published

$12

Road signs and the subjects behind them

Every one of the 41 signs on this site is our own drawing, made to the standard shapes and colours rather than traced from official artwork. Shape and colour first, meaning second, which is the order you read them in on the road.

All 41 signs, grouped by category

General Canadian sign practice

General Canadian sign practice. It does not represent the Manitoba test.
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The licence journey in Manitoba

Each stage has to be held before the next one opens, so the order below is also the timetable. Manitoba Public Insurance sets every hold period on it.

  1. Class 5L, Class 5L Learner Stage

    The learner stage lasts at least 9 months. A supervising driver must be in the vehicle.

    Held for 9 months

    Manitoba Public Insurance, Graduated Driver Licensingverified 2026-09-15

  2. Class 5I, Class 5I Intermediate Stage

    The intermediate stage lasts at least 15 months after the road test.

    Held for 15 months

    Manitoba Public Insurance, Graduated Driver Licensingverified 2026-09-15

  3. Class 5F, Class 5F Full Stage

    The first 3 years of the full stage keep the full-stage zero alcohol condition.

    Manitoba Public Insurance, Graduated Driver Licensingverified 2026-09-15
Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15

Guides that hold across the country

Longer answers to the questions that come before and after a test, written the same way as the rest of the site.

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Right of way, and the cases people get wrong

Rules of the road

Which right of way situations people actually get wrong, drawn out one at a time, rather than a restatement of the rule in the handbook.
A four way intersection seen from above and to one side, lane markings and crosswalks clearly painted, three vehicles approaching from different arms in low winter sun.Read

Roundabouts, lane by lane

Rules of the road

Which lane to choose on the approach to a roundabout and what to do inside it, drawn out, including the exit conflict that catches drivers who did everything else right.
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Road sign shapes and colours, and how to read a sign you have never seen

Signs

How to work out what an unfamiliar sign means from its shape and colour alone, instead of memorising every sign one at a time.

Road test vehicle check

The checks that decide whether a road test starts

Plate and insurance, lights, signals, horn, brake, windshield, belts and doors.
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All the guides

15 written so far

Every longer answer on the site, grouped by the province it applies to.
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Common questions

What people ask about testing in Manitoba, answered with the source underneath.

How do I book the MPI knowledge test?

Pay and schedule the test online, or use the weekday walk-in service at the Gateway Service Centre after buying the test.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How much is the MPI knowledge test?

The Class 5 knowledge test costs $12.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How long is the MPI knowledge test?

MPI gives you 30 minutes.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
Can I take the MPI knowledge test online?

No. You can book and pay online, but the computer-based test is taken in person.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
What languages are available for the MPI knowledge test?

MPI offers English, French and 28 other languages, with audio in every offered language.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How soon can I retake the MPI knowledge test?

Wait at least 7 days after a failed Class 5L knowledge test.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Get a passenger vehicle Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
What should I study for the MPI knowledge test?

Study MPI's online Driver's Handbook.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Driver's Handbookverified 2026-09-15

Sources for this page

Every number above comes from one of these records. The date is when we last checked the figure against it.