What to Bring to the SGI Written Test: ID, Residency, Parent Form

Your checklist for the SGI written test

• Several pieces of original ID. Photocopies are not accepted.
• A birth certificate, passport or immigration documents that show your full name and date of birth.
• A document with your signature, such as a Saskatchewan Health card, a passport or a driver's licence from a Canadian jurisdiction.
• Proof of your Saskatchewan residency and of your entitlement to be in Canada.
• The completed Signature/Guarantor Form, if you are a first-time driver between 15 and 18.
• Documents that support a name change, if your name has changed because of marriage or another reason.

Which ID does SGI accept?

Each document must come from an authority such as a federal or provincial government or a federal agency. SGI keeps the full list of approved identity and residency documents at sgi.sk.ca/identity-and-residency-verification.
For a Class 7 learner's licence, your ID must show two things: your full name and date of birth, and your signature. A passport is on both lists. For the signature, SGI can also accept another document that it finds acceptable, so ask a motor licence issuer before test day if none of your ID is signed.

How do you prove Saskatchewan residency?

As a rule, you must be a resident to get a licence. Under The Traffic Safety (Residency) Regulations, you are a resident if you are lawfully entitled to remain in Canada, have a permanent residence in Saskatchewan (a place you own, rent or lease and normally live in, not a temporary one) and file your income tax return in Saskatchewan. If you have not lived here long enough to file one, you must satisfy SGI that you normally live in Saskatchewan.
If you normally live with an immediate family member who is a resident, you also count as a resident on the same tax return or normal-residence condition.

If you use the SGI Declaration of Guarantor for Proof of Residency

• On this form (January 2026), you certify your date of birth and your temporary residential address.
• The regulations let SGI issue a licence to some people who normally live in a temporary residence in Saskatchewan, under conditions.
• You fill in your part of the form in front of your guarantor.
• The guarantor must be a Saskatchewan resident, must have known you for at least 30 days and must hold one of the occupations or offices on the form, such as a school principal.
• If you are under 18, a legal guardian also signs.
• A false statement on the form may lead to criminal prosecution.
• Ask a motor licence issuer whether your case needs this form.

Where do you get the Signature/Guarantor Form?

Your high school, a motor licence issuer, SGI Driver Development and SGI-certified driver instructors have the form, and it is also on the SGI website. By signing, the parent or guardian also confirms that the address on the form is your primary residence in Saskatchewan. A 15-year-old also fills in a section that names their high school driver education program, or the next program they intend to join. Get every signature before you apply, because the form must be complete at that time.

1. 1
   Check the SGI document list

   Compare your documents with the list at sgi.sk.ca/identity-and-residency-verification and set aside the originals.

2. 2
   Get the form signed

   If you are a first-time driver between 15 and 18, have your parent or guardian sign the Signature/Guarantor Form.

3. 3
   Walk in or book

   In Regina and Saskatoon, you can write without an appointment from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday. In other places, book at a motor licence issuer or online with MySGI.

4. 4
   Leave your phone behind

   Cellphones and electronic devices are not allowed in the test area.

What happens at the SGI written test?

You write two knowledge tests: Basic (driving situations and the rules of the road) and Sign (sign identification). If you are unsure what a question means, ask the examiner. A vision test is also part of the licence tests. If you pass it only with glasses or contact lenses, you get a restricted licence that is valid only when you wear them.
Under The Traffic Safety Act Fees Regulations, one sitting costs $25 (Canadian dollars), however many exams you write in it. You may write only once a day. For retakes, read the guide to SGI test fees and retakes.

How can you practise before you go?

Our free Saskatchewan Class 7 practice questions are in English only. Two of them fit this guide: one asks about the condition on your licence when you need corrective lenses, and one asks which exam you rewrite if you pass the Sign exam but fail the Basic exam.

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