Government-Approved Driving Schools in Ontario

A list of driving schools licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The dataset identifies schools meeting provincial standards for Beginner Driver Education programs, including mandatory 40 hours of instruction. It is published by the Government of Ontario and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of approved schools using location or address fields to identify service gaps.
• Verify school licensing status and program standards compliance for consumer protection research.
• Correlate school approval data with insurance premium data or road test outcomes using school identifiers.

Strengths

• Includes schools meeting specific Ministry of Transportation standards for in-class and in-vehicle training.
• Provides a definitive list of government-approved providers for consumer verification.
• Data is current, with a last update timestamp in March 2026.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of dataset completeness and coverage.
• Specific data columns and features are not documented, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• Geographic scope is limited to the province of Ontario, Canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation.

Collection Method

Government licensing and regulatory listing.

Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.