Alberta Class 7 at a Registry: 30 Questions, 25 to Pass, Once a Day

Alberta does not run the Class 7 knowledge test in a government office. You book it at a registry agent. The current rules are on alberta.ca’s knowledge-test page and the Class 7 learner page — not on a forum recap. This is the written exam for the Alberta Class 7 learner licence.

The numbers alberta.ca publishes

• 30 multiple-choice questions.
• 25 out of 30 to pass.
• You may sit once per day.
• You pay each time you take it.

That is a tighter pass mark than BC’s 40/50 or Ontario’s 80% per section. Twenty-four correct is a fail. Plan for a buffer, then go in; there is no point burning a paid attempt at 25-on-the-nose in practice.

Languages and extra help

The Class 7 test is offered in 25 languages on the computer, including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, Punjabi, Arabic, Spanish and others listed on the official page. Audio-assistant devices can read the questions. If English is hard and you only need light help, Alberta allows a paper English conversion dictionary on the Class 7 test.

Oral tests (Class 3, 6 and 7) are read aloud in English. To bring a translator for Class 7 you must first attempt the test at least three times with the options already on offer, then email [email protected] — unless your language is not in the 25-language list, in which case a translator with a valid Translation Identification Number can attend the first sitting.

What Class 7 actually lets you do

From the official Class 7 page:

• Drive a moped by yourself.
• Drive a Class 5 or Class 6 vehicle with someone over 18 who holds a full Class 5 (or higher) in the front passenger seat.
• No driving between midnight and 5 a.m.
• 0% alcohol at all times when driving.
• No more people than there are seat belts.
• 8 demerit points before a suspension.

After you pass the knowledge test and the vision test, the registry sells you the card. You get a temporary licence valid for 30 days or until the plastic arrives; Alberta says the card should arrive in 21 business days. Destroy the temporary when the card shows up. Report a missing card to a registry within 60 days of applying or you may pay for a replacement.

After Class 7: three years, no exit road test

Alberta’s licensing overview is blunt: a full, non-GDL Class 5 takes a minimum of three years. As of 1 April 2023 you no longer take an advanced road test to leave GDL. How the 24-month novice clock works — and what happens if you move from Ontario — is in our GDL graduation article, which quotes two r/alberta threads we actually opened. Road-test day habits from another r/alberta thread belong to the Class 5 road test, not this written exam.

Study the current Driver’s Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing: cars and light trucks (the 2026 PDF is on open.alberta.ca), then drill signs, right-of-way and GDL rules. The shorter Class 7 permit guide is the overview; this page is the registry sitting.

Official sources

• Alberta.ca — Driver’s knowledge test
• Alberta.ca — Class 7 learner’s licence
• Alberta.ca — Get a driver’s licence
• Alberta — Driver’s Guide 2026 (PDF)