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

Here are my 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 905, 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 packages for individual lessons.

BRISA Driving School

Located at Jane in Weston, this driving school offers full courses approved by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. This entails 2o hours of in-class learning and 14 in-car sessions with an instructor, for around $450.

Globe Driving School

This driving school offers a four-day online course approved by the Ministry of Transportation. In addition to teaching teens, 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 Etobicoke, Vaughan, Mississauga and Woodbridge, this school has the GTA well covered. They offer a range of packages all including in class, Ministry of Transportation approved online classes and in car lessons.

All Star Driving School

All Star Driving School offers locations throughout the GTA including Thornhill and Etobicoke. In business since 1987, they specialize in teaching collision-free, defensive driving techniques through the mandatory 20 hours in the classroom and 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 North York and Midtown driving school offers lessons in new cars with one-on-one training. There will be no back-seat drivers hassling nervous students as they head out on the roads.

Drive Maxx

This North York driving school boasts a high first-time pass rate for their students. Three tiers of packages range from $499 for the MTO minimum of classroom and in-car time to $980 for twenty hours of in-car instruction and the road test.