G1 Test in Nipigon
No. Nipigon does not offer the G1 knowledge test.
Nipigon Arena, 138 Wadsworth Dr
Nipigon, Ontario P0T 2J0 · Open in Google Maps
Greenhorn Driving School
DriveTest data retrieved August 22, 2026
Nipigon is a travel point, not a DriveTest Centre. DriveTest sends examiners to Nipigon Arena, 138 Wadsworth Dr in Nipigon on scheduled dates, staffed from Thunder Bay, rather than keeping an office open here. That distinction is the whole story for anyone searching for a G1 test in Nipigon, because what a travel point offers is narrower than what a centre offers.
No. Nipigon does not offer the G1 knowledge test.
DriveTest publishes road test hours and road test licence classes for this travel point, and nothing else. The nearest location where it does list knowledge testing is Thunder Bay, 99 km away in a straight line.
What Nipigon Handles
Thunder Bay staffs four other travel points besides this one: Geraldton, Manitouwadge, Marathon and Schreiber. They share the same examiners, so their schedules are set together.
Copied from DriveTest’s own centre locator on August 22, 2026. Services change. Check the official locator before you travel, and use it for live wait times too.
When It Is Open
A travel point does not keep standing hours. DriveTest publishes a specific list of dates and times for Nipigon, and that list is revised through the year, so reproducing it here would only make it stale. The official locator carries the current schedule, and it is the only place worth trusting for it.
Where to Write the G1 Instead
These are the closest locations where DriveTest does list knowledge testing, nearest first. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the coordinates DriveTest publishes, so every one of them is shorter than the drive. Around the Great Lakes it can be much shorter.
| Location | Distance |
|---|---|
| Thunder BayMcIntyre Centre, 1186 Memorial Ave, Unit 2, Thunder Bay · Maps | 99 km |
| White RiverMunicipal Building, 102 Durham St, PO Box 307, White River · Maps | 224 km |
| DrydenGolden Mile Plaza, 539 Government St, Unit 8, Dryden · Maps | 340 km |
| Fort Frances533 Mowat Ave, Fort Frances · Maps | 378 km |
Before You Go
None of this is specific to Nipigon. It is specific to Ontario, and it is where most wasted trips come from.
- Bring original documents. Photocopies, scans and photos on a phone are refused at the counter. You need original proof of identity, and if you are under 16 you need a parent or guardian with you.
- There is a vision screening first. Bring your glasses or contacts if you wear them. It happens before the written test, not after.
- The fee is $159.75 for the Class G1 licence package, set by the province and the same at every location. A retake of the knowledge test is $16.
- Nothing is bookable. Knowledge tests are first come, first served at every DriveTest Centre. Arrive well before closing rather than close to it.
Turn Up Having Already Passed It Once
The trip is the expensive part, not the $16. Our G1 practice test is free, has no ads and needs no account: 200 questions on signs and rules of the road, a 40-question mock in the real two-section format, an explanation on every answer, and unlimited retakes.
Common Questions About Nipigon
No. Nipigon does not offer the G1 knowledge test. DriveTest publishes road test hours and road test licence classes for this travel point, and nothing else. The nearest location where it does list knowledge testing is Thunder Bay, 99 km away in a straight line.
Nipigon Arena, 138 Wadsworth Dr, Nipigon, Ontario P0T 2J0. DriveTest lists it under Northern Ontario as a travel point.
Thunder Bay, roughly 99 km away in a straight line, at McIntyre Centre, 1186 Memorial Ave, Unit 2, Thunder Bay. After that, White River at about 224 km. Straight-line distance is always shorter than the drive.
The same as everywhere else in Ontario. DriveTest fees are set by the province, so there is no local pricing. The Class G1 licence package is $159.75 and covers the knowledge test, a G2 road test later, and a five-year licence. A retake of the knowledge test is $16.
We are a driving school in Richmond Hill, not DriveTest, and we do not administer tests. Everything on this page about Nipigon is taken from DriveTest’s own centre locator on August 22, 2026. Where DriveTest publishes nothing, we say so instead of filling the gap.