By Amarjit Kang — Owner & instructor, Caledon Truck Driving School Ltd.
If you’ve been thinking about getting your AZ licence, this is a good time to stop thinking and start. Our next AZ MELT class at Caledon Truck Driving School starts Monday, November 30, 2026 — and if you start then, you train through December and head into the new year ready to test and start work.
Can’t make November 30? The following starts are Monday, December 28, 2026 and Friday, January 15, 2027. Registration is open for all three dates now.
What the program includes
MELT — Mandatory Entry-Level Training — is the Ontario standard for new Class A drivers. Our program is the full 103.5 hours, built the way we believe training should work:
- Classroom theory at our Mississauga office — the knowledge behind the driving: documents, trip planning, hours of service, safety and compliance
- Group practical training at our Brampton yard — vehicle inspection, coupling and uncoupling, backing, and yard skills on real equipment
- One-on-one in-cab training — when you’re in the truck with an instructor, it’s just you. No sharing your lesson time with other students
- Automatic and manual — train on the transmission you’ll actually drive at work
- Two road test attempts with the school truck included — and you take your test in the same kind of truck you trained on, not an unfamiliar vehicle on the biggest day of the course
Training runs seven days a week, and our instructors teach the way they’d want to be taught: patiently, practically, and with the road test — and the job after it — in mind.
What you need before you start
Three things:
- A full Class G licence. You must hold a full G before AZ training — this is an Ontario requirement, not a school rule. And note a rule change coming January 1, 2027: to take a Full Class A road test, you must have held a full Class G (or higher) licence for at least six months — 183 days — of Canadian driving experience. Your training can start and your test can be booked before then, but the test itself has to fall after your six months are complete — otherwise the appointment is cancelled and part of the test fee is lost. If you got your G recently, call us before you register and we’ll plan your dates properly.
- A medical examination by a doctor or nurse practitioner. We recommend getting it done before your start date so nothing delays your training.
- The written test (Class A knowledge test) at a DriveTest centre. If you haven’t written it yet, talk to us — we’ll tell you exactly how to prepare and when to book it.
Not sure whether you qualify or what order to do things in? Call us and we’ll walk you through it in five minutes.
Funding may be available
Many of our students train with funding support. Programs like Better Jobs Ontario and local employment services can help eligible applicants cover training costs. If you’re working with a caseworker or employment counsellor, tell us early — we deal with funded students regularly and can provide the acceptance documents your file needs.
How to register
Registration is simple:
- Call 905-965-9595 — we’ll answer your questions and hold your seat for November 30
- Visit us at 201-2970 Drew Rd, Mississauga — classroom and office
- Training yard: 5186 Old Castlemore Rd, Brampton
Seats in each class are limited by our instructor-to-student training model — one-on-one training only works if we don’t overload the schedule. If November 30 fills, we’ll put you first in line for December 28.
Start November 30, and make 2027 the year you drive for a living.
Call 905-965-9595 to register.
Caledon Truck Driving School Ltd. is a registered private career college under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005. Start dates are subject to change and seats are limited. Employment is not guaranteed.
