NEW! MB: Mandatory entry-level commercial truck driver training

As part of its commitment to public safety, the Province of Manitoba announced it will be instituting mandatory entry-level training for commercial truck drivers starting September 1, 2019. The driver training program will put Manitoba drivers on par with Alberta and Saskatchewan as it will include 121.5 hours of training. Currently, there is no mandatory truck driver training in the province.

The new mandatory measure is designed to ensure a greater degree of public safety on Manitoba highways. The province has stated there will be a one-year deferral of the training requirement for the agriculture sector to determine an appropriate phase-in strategy and mitigate effects of the new regulation on the 2019 harvest season. To read the government news release click here.