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The top 10 driving schools in Toronto

The top driving schools in Toronto vary from nationwide chains to local operations. Either way, these schools will teach new drivers the fundamentals before they hit the road on their own.

Here are our picks for the top driving schools in Toronto.

Young Drivers of Canada

This national driving school has multiple locations in Toronto and the GTA, so they're no fly-by-night outfit. They now have virtual classes offered at some locations and gift certificates for their driving courses.

AMB Driving School

With locations in Toronto and all over the GTA, AMB is a classic driving school geared for young drivers who want to get on the road ASAP. They offer a variety of packages for certification courses, as well as for individual lessons.

BRISA Driving School

Located at Jane and Lawrence, this driving school offers full courses approved by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. This entails 2o hours of in-class or online learning and 14 in-car sessions with an instructor for around $629.

Globe Driving School

You'll get a four-day online course approved by the Ministry of Transportation at this driving school. In addition to teaching teens, the school focuses on new immigrants, drivers who have had collisions, and drivers with disabilities. They have locations in Etobicoke, North York, and on St. Clair Avenue West.

All Nations Driving School

With locations in Toronto, Vaughan, Mississauga, and Brampton, this school has the GTA well covered. They offer a range of packages all including Ministry of Transportation approved in-class, online and in-car lessons.

All Star Driving School

All Star Driving School has locations throughout the GTA, including Thornhill and Etobicoke. In business since 1987, they specialize in teaching defensive driving techniques through a mandatory 20 hours in the classroom, plus 10 hours of in-car lessons.

Aretre Driving School

This west-end Toronto school offers flexible driver education in state-of-the-art driver training cars. They offer a range of packages from three to 15 hours of instruction time.

IDRIVE Driving School

This school serves drivers from across Toronto, Eglinton, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and North York. IDRIVE offers lessons in new cars with one-on-one training. You can even rent out a car to complete your road test.

Drive Maxx

This North York driving school boasts a high first-time pass rate for their students. Three tiers of packages range from $599 for 20 hours of online classes and 10 in-car lessons, to $1099 for 20 hours of online classes and 20 in-car lessons.

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