DriveWise

121 Commerce Park Dr, L4N 8X1, Barrie
DriveWise
121 Commerce Park Dr
L4N 8X1, Barrie
+1705-730-1130

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 8h-17h
  • tuesday: (closed)
  • wednesday: (closed)
  • thursday: (closed)
  • friday: 8h-17h
  • saturday: (closed)

DriveWise is a world leader in professional driver training for over a decade, setting the standard for customized courseware and interactive training solutions. Whether you are looking for refresher training, pre-hire assessments or capital procurement of a custom program, we work closely with you to develop a program that suits your needs, incorporates your procedures, and addresses your risks.

Our solutions are cutting edge, incorporating online, virtual reality simulation, learner centric coaching and educational gaming. We deliver results with fleet incident reductions from a measured 20%+ to as high as 45%. We have a 99.9% client recommendation across our nationwide program centers.

Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about DriveWise:

DriveWise is a highly recommended driving school in Canada, known for its exceptional instructors and comprehensive training programs.

Students have consistently praised the quality of instruction, noting that:

  • Instructors like Johnny Lee and Ryan are personable, patient, and highly knowledgeable.
  • The classroom instruction includes engaging simulations and real-world scenarios, which keep students motivated.
  • Many learners have reported passing their G2 tests on the first attempt, thanks in part to the excellent preparation they received.

Overall, it is a great place to learn how to drive, with many students expressing gratitude for the supportive environment and the confidence they gained during their lessons.

However, some users have pointed out areas for improvement, such as scheduling and communication, which have caused frustration in coordination with other commitments. Despite these concerns, the positive feedback overwhelmingly highlights the expertise and dedication of the DriveWise team.

DriveWise: Reviews

4.5/5 (41 Reviews)
Sean Tinkess 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend drivewise. The lesson were amazing in the in car lesson were also amazing. The instructor I had was Arsh Singh he is amazing and patience. He has taught me well and got my G2 on the first try so if you want to go to a good driving school you should go to drivewise

IserhoffBelland 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: As per our son: Great classroom instruction and prep. Loved the simulation and incorporation of real world scenarios. In-car lessons with Johnny Lei were amazing! Very knowledgeable, personable and patient. Very prepared for the G2 test, and passed no problem on first try. We will definitely be using Drivewise in the next couple yrs for our daughter, and asking for Johnny Lei!!

Shahed Malik 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: He is a good guy. Good teacher. Everyone should visit him.

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Fernanda T 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great driving school. Definitely recommend it. Arshdeep was a great instructor and always did his best to prepare my daughter to get ready for her G2 test! Thank you Arsh for your great work!

Liam Graham 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: I had a great experience with DriveWise! I especially recommend the instructor Johnny Lee. Great guy and knows his stuff about driving.

Chris S 11 months ago

Negative experience: Sounded like a great place at first. Once they take your money, it goes down hill from there. The in-class was good and on line. But when it comes to road. It's the worse. Classes are so far apart from eachother. (2 Classes 1 week then 3 weeks later you will have a 1 class) you never know when next road class is till days before. So if you have a job it's very hard to schedule work and driving class. They show you the exact route that your G2 will be. ( they are not to be doing that.) Half way through the all classes all of the sudden you get a new instructor. That teaches you totally different from the last one. Just seems like they are all over the place. Front desk seems like they are always in a mad mood. As they seem to give you attitude when you call in to ask additional questions.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Hi Chris, thank you for the feedback. We are sorry to hear of your experience. We would like to look into the issues further and rectify the situation. Would you mind emailing us ([email protected]) or calling us (705-730-1130) with your full name so we can look into your file.

Beth Kleinsteiber 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Highly recommended. Heather was amazing with my daughter and not only taught her the basics, but more importantly helped her build confidence behind the wheel. Thank You Heather!!

Tate Hyland 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: 10/10. Would recommend Drive Wise to anyone looking to get their AZ/DZ. Very quick responses from the administration team, as well as extremely helpful and patient instructors.

Taylor Nicks 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I got my g2 on account of My instructor Johnny Le, who helped me very much. He taught me damn near everything I've learnt about driving and helped me with any issues I had. I would very highly reccomend that anyone books with him or Drivewise. My sister is also going with him!

nicole lyman 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I had the best experience with Drivewise, My instructor, Bill Bolton, was extremely encouraging, patient, kind, and knowledgeable.

Paul Elliott 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Johnny le awesome instructor very understanding The whole company was just amazing altogether getting my G2 lots of support which I really appreciated would highly recommend

Trish Holland 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend Drive Wise because the in class and car lessons kept my teenager engaged and excited for each lesson. It’s not very often a teen looks forward to attending a learning environment, however he found the staff relatable and more importantly very funny! He was surprisingly sad that his in car lessons were over. He would have loved to hang out with Johnny Lee for longer but he successfully obtained his G2 and completed his goals with Johnny. Worth every penny!

purklion 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I'd like to thank everyone at DriveWise for their expertise and knowledge. I took the week long DZ course followed with 3 in cab training sessions and have nothing but good things to say. They throw a lot at you and see what sticks but wouldn't have it any other way. I passed my roadtest and now driving around a garbage truck for GFL environmental. Special thanks to Dave for the in class lessons, and John and a different Dave for the in cab lessons. Everyone was top notch. Keep the rubber on the road. Cheers

Matthew Desmarais 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Had an amazing experience with my two instructors: Bill Bolton and Johnny Le. Both of these instructors were extremely patient. Both bring an amazing amount of knowledge to the table and are very passionate about what they do. Johnny in particular is always full of energy and goes above and beyond to help his students. He even created YouTube videos to map out the potential road test routes for his prospective students. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

David Pitois 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I do highly recommend, mostly Ryan who is patient, knowledgeable and very good instructor. The whole team is very good but having worked with Ryan I can say that I have been well trained and prepared for my G2. Got it on my first try. Thanks a lot Keep it up!

Bill Weishuhn 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I would like to say how impressed I am with this driving school and my son’s instructor Ryan. My son Nicholas has Autism and decide to pursue his drivers licence. From the time he was in classroom to on the road instruction. Ryan went above and beyond in my opinion and worked with him to accommodate and make him feel comfortable. I would highly recommend them for any young driver. Thank you to everyone who helped Nicholas in his achievement.

Jay A 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I don’t know where to start, I come in to this extremely nervous not sure if I would be able to pass the requirements to even be able to attend the MELT program as soon as the staff at drive wise found out my situation they helped me achieve my goal I just got my AZ today first shot I can’t begin to express my gratitude to each and every instructor I was out with from the first week in class with Dave and the almost 4 weeks in cab with each individual instructor it’s biter sweet passing this course met some really awesome people that’s I’ll never forget they had vast knowledge in the industry to be able to assist with any questions and real life scenarios to ultimately help me get my AZ license thank you so much guys I honestly don’t leave reavers ever but after this experience I had to I’m extremely happy !!!

DriveWise
DriveWise

Congrats on receiving your AZ Jay. We are happy to help you achieve your goal! Best of luck with your future endeavors. We are always here to help and thank you for the kind review.

Colleen Pietens 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Fabulous group here! I went in for my AZ license with ZERO knowledge and came out feeling well prepared to drive a truck. The team is made up of people with various training styles which is very helpful and they want their students to succeed. And this is one of ONLY 6 schools in Ontario approved by the Canadian Government for government funded truck driver training. There is an obvious reason for that! From the front desk, through the classroom, on the simulators and out to the trucks, I had nothing but great experiences. Thank you DriveWise/KnowledgeSurge!

NG I 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: My daughter learned to drive here. The instructor was very knowledgeable

DriveWise
DriveWise

thank you I am glad she enjoyed her experience

Owen Van Houdt 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff and instructors are very knowledgeable and properly prepare you to succeed.

chris porter 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing school, Amazing instructors they helped me so much thanks again for helping me get my az license

Kirsten Gallacher 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I recently had the pleasure of taking driving lessons at Drive Wise with the incredible instructor Jonny Lee, and I can confidently say that it was an absolutely fantastic experience. From start to finish, I was thoroughly impressed with the professionalism, expertise, and overall quality of service that Drive Wise provided. First and foremost, Jonny Lee is an outstanding instructor who truly knows how to teach driving in a way that is clear, concise, and effective. He has an incredible depth of knowledge about all aspects of driving, and he was able to explain everything to me in a way that was easy to understand and apply. Not only that, but Jonny was always patient, supportive, and encouraging throughout my lessons, which helped me build confidence and ultimately become a safe and skilled driver. In addition to Jonny's expertise, the entire team at Drive Wise was a pleasure to work with. They were always responsive to my questions and concerns, and they went above and beyond to ensure that I had a positive and productive experience. The facilities were top-notch, with comfortable cars and state-of-the-art equipment that made the learning process even smoother. Overall, I would highly recommend Drive Wise and Jonny Lee to anyone looking to learn how to drive. With their exceptional instruction and commitment to providing an outstanding learning experience, Drive Wise is truly a cut above the rest. Thank you, Drive Wise and Jonny, for helping me become a safe, confident, and skilled driver!

Sierra Rose 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Successfully passed my G2 last week. I would like to thank Mark for being my instructor!

J D 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Successfully got my G2 thanks to them. My instructor Mark was the perfect fit for me. Definitely recommend

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you! Mark is a great instructor. We are thrilled he is part of our team. Have a great driving career!

Susan McArthur 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Our daughter passed her G2 with ease, thanks to the wonderful instructors, Chris, Ed & Delores. Their professionalism, patience & knowledge is outstanding. Even the office staff are wonderful, especially the scheduler. Our daughter came out with the confidence of an experienced driver!

J 3 years ago

Positive experience: I only reason I do give this business three out of five stars is because they teach avoid rear end avoidance and rear end avoidance in my opinion is not possible. After I was taught this by said driving school I tried to avoid a rear end collision and ended up worse than I would have been. So in my opinion. Great driving school, great instructors, great everything all around. I would just suggest that they would get rid of teaching people to avoid a rear end because it's slightly impossible to employ to rear end. If you do, you either end up into another car I do highly recommend this driving school though

John Smith 3 years ago

Negative experience: Driving instructor driving Toyota Corolla at Ardagh and Ferndale in Barrie driving recklessly and waving at people as she passes them.

R. Rumble 3 years ago

Negative experience: I just saw one of their cars fly past a stop sign. Some driving instruction!

DriveWise
DriveWise

Hi there, thanks for reaching out. Could you please email us at [email protected] or call the office 705-730-1130. We would certainly like to follow up on this but will need more information such as vehicle color, location, time etc. Thank you.

Liam Blake 4 years ago

Positive experience: It’s a great place to learn how to drive. But there’s a couple things that need improvement. 1. They never answer the phone 2. When you show up to the building there’s no one there at the front desk to help you. No matter how many times to press the bell. No one is there.

rydumais 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Chris is an amazing in car instructor. Took me from a nervous driver to a confident driver in just 2 lessons. Scored almost perfect on my g2 test.

John Elliott 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I highly rate DriveWise. I was there to get my Z endorsement and the course was fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable teachers who make you feel at ease to learn. Both Dave and Don were top shelf instructors. Made the course extremely enjoyable. Not a minute of boredom. Thanks guys. Best money I have ever spent.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you, John for your kind review! We are so happy you enjoyed the course.

Brandon Godoy 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: One of the most detailed schools I've ever been to one of the best rated schools I've ever been to I could not have asked for a better experience getting my AZ the instructors there have more than two hundred years worth of experience under their belt combined they know what they're doing they adapt to how you're driving they tell you where you need Improvement and if it's in your blood you will do fine Trucking is not for everyone it's not just a regular job it's a lifestyle and they understand that thank you guys for everything that you have done I look forward to seeing everyone out on the road as I've completed my AZ course

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you, Brandon, for the amazing review! We are so happy you have completed your AZ course! Congratulations!

Michael McGuire 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The DZ training course at KSI was great! The content delivery was well done and the staff were always available to assist with driving related questions both before and after I took the course.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you, Michael! We appreciate your kind words and your support.

dino chase 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good solid teaching by the instructors here.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you, Dino! We appreciate your kind words and your support!

Mark My Words Kaplan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I wish both of my daughter's did their driving course here. After being very disappointed with the one my older daughter attended, I had my younger daughter switch to DriveWise. I am so happy to have made that decision. Her instructor, Ryan, is absolutely amazing, knowledgeable, and patient. The administrative staff are polite and extremely accommodating even during this Covid pandemic. They made their best efforts to accommodate scheduling the in-car sessions in a positive and professional manner. I cannot be more thrilled. My daughter learned excellent driving instructions, she gained knowledge and confidence. Thank you so much DriveWise for the professional service.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you! We are thrilled your daughter was able to gain important driving skills! We appreciate your support and kind review!

Shawn Fraser 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing organization

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you for your review Shawn!! We appreciate your support.

Tricia Zachariah 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Daughter had a great experience and adored her in car instructor. He made her comfortable with all the ups and downs of preparing for her road exam special thank you to Dave. Highly recommend DriveWise

DriveWise
DriveWise

Thank you so much Tricia for choosing DriveWise! We are so happy that you had such a great experience. Dave is a fantastic instructor! We appreciate your kind words. :)

stevie miladinovic 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Did a defensive driving course, great staff/ recommend

DriveWise
DriveWise

Hi Stevie! We are glad that you enjoyed the course, thank you for your feedback.

B Pel 7 years ago

Negative experience: I would really think twice about allowing my child to attend this "driving school." I just overheard a drivewise instructor telling a student that she's always required to stop AT stop signs and that she must stop for three seconds! To the owner of this business, please post on here the amended version of Section 136 of the Ontario H.T.A. that includes the "three second" law and the actual stop sign being the new and only stopping position. I haven't read over this section in a few days and must have missed this amendment.

DriveWise
DriveWise

Hello! We greatly appreciate your input. We are curious to know more about where you heard this as we are extremely diligent in protecting our students privacy. The only three places our instructors interact with students is in our vehicles (that are always one-on-one), in our classrooms (where one must be registered to enter) or in a debriefing room (one-on-one only). We also have monthly training sessions for all of our instructors and staff in which any changes to the HTA are highlighted. If you can message us at [email protected] we will investigate as we only accept the highest standard of instruction.

Mary Cairney 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: amazing program. loved the simulator .learnt how to control a skid

Hassan Shakir 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Going through INFORMATION On google seems Excellent understanding of the Blessed Entire world..

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