Terms and Conditions

SJ Driving Academy Beginner DRIVER’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

You must agree to the terms and conditions that are set forth below in order to participate in our driver education program. This form must be signed by the student and a parent/ guardian (if the student is under 18 years of age) and emailed or texted back to us. Our programs are fully approved by the Ministry of Transportation and certified by the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

1. SJ Driving Academy provides an MTO approved and audited Beginner Driver Education (BDE) course, which meets the highest standards at an affordable rate.
2. We use the MTO Approved Online Beginner Driver education curriculum.
3. The course consists of 20 hours of classroom, 10 hours of HomeLink homework and 10 hours of 1-to-1 in car training. Students must complete and pass all components and achieve a pass mark of 70% to be certified. 
4. If you wish to cancel/reschedule an in-car lesson, a notice of 24 hours must be given, or you may be subject to a no-show fee of $40 per lesson missed.
5. Students with road-test packages must book their road test through the office. We cannot guarantee instructor availability if a student books their own test. 
6. Refund policy: Course fees and deposits are non-refundable. If the payment terms are not met, services will be suspended until the terms are fulfilled. 
7. MTO Regulation 473-07 states that all students must complete the program within one year of their first in-class date to be certified as a graduate of a Ministry of Transportation approved Beginner Driver Education Program. For any reason, if you are unable to complete the course within 12 months, you will be required to undergo the online part of the training again. A $200 Administration fee will be applied.
8. Students requiring proof of course completion will need to obtain a Driver’s License History from Service Ontario at a cost of $12 once they complete the course and are certified. The MTO certificate allows you to take the road test 4 months sooner.
9. A $250.00 deposit is required upon registration; The deposit is non-refundable. Inability to attend a scheduled in-car lesson without a 24-hour notice shall attract a $40.00 late cancellation fee. If the in-car instructor arrives at the scheduled location and the student is not available, there will be an additional $40.00 charge and the lesson shall be rescheduled. Additionally, students must show their driver’s licence to the instructor prior to every in-car lesson. Failure to do so shall also incur a $40.00 fee, as the student cannot drive without a driver’s licence on hand. 

I certify that the statements in this document are accurate and consent to the release of any information contained herein to the Ministry of Transportation, Insurance Bureau of Canada, the auditing firm retained by the Ministry and the MTO Course Inspector.