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Moving to Ireland?

A new deal between the province and the Republic of Ireland now allows drivers to exchange their driving permits to the new jurisidiction without undergoing road or written tests.

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People moving to Ontario from Ireland can exchange their permit for an Ontario driver’s licence as long as they meet vision and medical standards. Drivers with an Irish “class B” licence can exchange it for an Ontario class G licence, provided they have at least two years of driving experience in the last three years.

“This will be of enormous benefit to the many Irish citizens living and working in Ontario, as well as to driver licence holders from Ontario who now live and work in Ireland,” said Ireland Transportm, Tourism and Sport Minister Paschal Donohoe in a release.

Ontario has reciprocal driver’s licence exchange agreements with Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Japan, Northern Ireland, South Korea, Switzerland, most American states and all Canadian jurisdictions.

New Ontario residents can use a valid licence from another jurisdiction for 60 days, when they have to obtain an Ontario licence.