
Young Drivers of Canada

Information about Young Drivers of Canada
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 12h-17h
- tuesday: 12h-17h
- wednesday: 12h-17h
- thursday: 12h-17h
- friday: 11h-16h
- saturday: (closed)
MTO approved driving school, private lessons in car, prep for G2/G road tests, NEW online classroom, longest driving school in business, celebrating 52 years in business , in car and classroom instructors every year re-certified
Our comment from DrivingSchools.Directory about Young Drivers of Canada:
Young Drivers of Canada is a highly recommended driving school located in Thunder Bay, ON, known for its exceptional instructors and supportive learning environment. Many students have praised their experience, especially with their notable instructor, Shine, who is described as patient, calm, and knowledgeable. Students highlight that his teaching methods not only improve driving skills but also help with building confidence, especially for those with previous driving anxiety.
Key benefits of the program:
- Personalized attention to each student’s needs
- High-quality training that prepares students well for road tests
- Positive reinforcement and supportive feedback during lessons
- Ability to learn in modern vehicles such as Teslas
- Flexible online courses available at one’s own pace
While the vast majority of reviews are overwhelmingly positive, a few users have noted challenges with customer service and communication in specific instances. However, the overall consensus is that Young Drivers provides an excellent learning experience that fosters growth and success on the road.
Young Drivers of Canada: Reviews
Fantastic experience: I had Shine as an instructor in Thunder Bay, ON and he was absolutely amazing! He was easy to get along with and kept fun conversations going. He always remembered things I would say and kept lessons fun and informative. He taught me a lot.
Fantastic experience: I had Shine as an instructor in Thunder Bay, ON and he was absolutely amazing! He was easy to get along with and kept fun conversations going. He always remembered things I would say and kept lessons fun and informative. He taught me a lot and strengthened my driving abilities. I loved having him as an instructor.
Fantastic experience: I am a driver that has experienced driver's anxiety in the past and took the Young Drivers program to gain confidence in driving and pass my G2 test. The program was great, but the standout was my in-person driving instructor Shine. Calm, professional, and knowledgeable instructor who played a huge role in my success in passing the test and had helpful tips every step of the way that stuck well with me - highly reccomend asking for him if you can. Fantastic experiences in my lessons all around. Cheers!
Fantastic experience: The instructor, Shine, was nice, kind and polite. Being from Indonesia it was challenging to learn to drive on the right side of the road. Shine was patiently teach me to drive according to Ontario's standard. Thank you very much Young Driver!!
Fantastic experience: I had an excellent experience, Shine was a great instructor
Fantastic experience: My driving instructor shine was amazing and helped me a lot to get my license I would recommend him to anyone. He made me feel confident behind the wheel and helped me pass my g2 test
Fantastic experience: Shine is very patient and calm, overall great teacher!
Fantastic experience: Great instructor, Shine Mathew taught me well how to drive. 5 stars
Fantastic experience: Great instructor made driving a lot easier to get the hang of would recommend.
Fantastic experience: i had a great time driving with shine, he’s very patient and a really good instructor
Thank you Saryn!
Fantastic experience: Great service, material delivered at your own pace, and tremendous positive reinforcement. The staff here have been fantastic throughout my experience and can not recommend them enough! The driving instructor, Shine, has been great as an instructor on the road. Gave positive feedback and reinforces the basics throughout the lesson.
Thank you Lilith
Fantastic experience: The teacher was very patient and friendly. I had some anxiety about driving before I began but each lesson helped me to feel more confident. I will be back for review lessons in the near future.
Fantastic experience: Great teacher, helped out with learning how to maintain the driving skills and all around great experience. Definitely recommend if you need to learn how to drive.
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Fantastic experience: I had an amazing experience learning to drive with Shine at Young Driver’s. They were incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and supportive throughout the entire process. Their clear explanations and helpful tips made driving much easier and less stressful. Thanks to Shine, I passed my test on the first try! Highly recommend them to anyone looking for a top-notch driving instructor.
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Fantastic experience: Was really helpful and really good experience! Shine was really good with helping me how to drive and gave tips on how to improve and with a lot of patience! (thank you Shine :D) Would highly recommend!
Thank you Bella!
Fantastic experience: Young Drivers has been beyond fantastic in preparing me for my coming road test, as well as to be a safe and competent driver in general. I've been endlessly impressed with the sheer quality of the teaching in this course. The material is easy to understand and successfully conveys the importance and necessity behind all of the good driving habits they teach. Most of all, however, the instructors approach lessons from a perspective that tailors learning to the individual and greatly promotes growth and future success. My experience with my instructor, Shine, has been as positive and beneficial to my growth as a driver as I could hope for. On that basis alone, I can't recommend the program enough.
Thank you for your kind words it’s our pleasure to assist you in you growth. All the best in the future!
Fantastic experience: If I could give more stars, I would! Recently, I started preparing for my G2 road test and chose Young Drivers of Canada to get the training. If you are looking for •professionalism, •the best training, •punctuality, •improving your skills, •enriching your knoweldge, •customer service, •encouragement and support (Thank you Shine!) •a successful road test, and •value for your money... then YD of Canada is what you need. I highly recommend YD as I had a smooth & successful experience with their team in Thunder Bay, ON.
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Fantastic experience: I learned quite a lot from the instructors they’re really calm and have a lot of good tips. Also you get to drive a Tesla which helps you see your surroundings better and makes your driving safer and more simple.
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Fantastic experience: This driving school is #1
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Fantastic experience: Probably the best driving school in Thunder Bay. This driving school helped me achieve my full G license, and the people who work there are awesome in my experience.
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Fantastic experience: I had a great time with my driving instructor Shine, and was a much better driver than when I started!
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Fantastic experience: I learned a lot of useful information and the instructor was very polite
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Fantastic experience: Young Drivers was a big help in teaching me the skills I needed in order to continue working towards becoming the best driver I can be. The staff are very friendly, and were able to go into great detail about all the skills one will need to be an excellent driver. Overall, I would highly recommend signing up for Young Drivers’ defensive driving courses.
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Fantastic experience: YD offered online instruction my daughter could do at her own pace, it’s quite thorough and interactive (although long). Jennifer is kind and helpful!! Shine is an awesome instructor, he’s gentle and kind and it was a great experience for our daughter.
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Fantastic experience: Nice people regally taught me a lot and was able to pass my g2 test first time, Highly recommend.
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Fantastic experience: 10/10 failed my G test before twice before using them passed first time after shine was very helpful and positive
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Fantastic experience: Shine was a perfect instructor and I passed my g2 test easily, and I got to experience driving a Tesla.
Thank you, Matthew!
Fantastic experience: i had a great experience with my driver shine he was really friendly and i learned lots.
Thank you Daniel!!
Fantastic experience: They are good I learned alot about road safety and sub habits I was able to do the 30 online course at home and fly out to thunder bay to do my 10 hours of in car lessons plus they provided me a ride after I completed the courses and they got me the earliest appointment for my g2 road test which I passed first try awesome people
Thank you Dan!
Fantastic experience: Taught me everything I needed to easily pass my g2 test. I would suggest taking the in person course over the online course. The current driving instructor Shine, is very polite and extremely friendly. As long as you pay attention, you will learn everything you need to do to pass your g2 test.
Thank you Silas!
Fantastic experience: Amazing customer service!! Jennifer is wonderful to deal with- so nice and helpful, I doubt we’d have made it to the end without her help!
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Fantastic experience: I'd like to compliment Jennifer (and Jason one of your employees), for the excellent service we have received. Jennifer has gone way above and beyond to help us out with scheduling issues. She has extreme professionalism and provided us with options to make things work. People please remember this is a local business that deserves your support! It is worth the money! The driving lessons by Jason were helpful and he offered endless support in getting a licence. With Jason's guidance and patience he taught skills to become a safe driver. Thank you for giving confidence to new drivers! Most of all thank you to Jennifer for your dedication and for helping us to get to the next life goal! You are AMAZING!!!!
Thank you for your review and kind words. It is my pleasure and Jason's to help families navigate the process!!
Negative experience: The girl answering the calls r very rude n unprofessional
Thank you for your review. Please contact Drive Test at 1-888-570-6110. They will be pleased to help you with your inquiry about getting your G1.
Negative experience: Do not go here for driver's training. It is not a good place. The employees are very inconsiderate and try to snatch as much $$$ from you as possible. It is a horrible place to get your driver's training so please find some other Driving school. There are much better options that this place which is full of ignorant, rude and mindless employees.
Fantastic experience: Amazing experience at Young Drivers Thunder Bay, very accommodative and prepared me for real life driving situations. A beautiful classroom and he driving instructors are very friendly and patient. I would recommend going to young drivers before taking your G2 test!
Negative experience: I'd rather go somewhere else!
Negative experience: I was very disappointed in Young Drivers. My daughter did not pass her drivers test and they just walk away saying good luck. when you pay for this service you expect that they will follow up if they do not pass. we were not even given a phone call. So I called them and there attitude was horrendous. I would have paid for extra lessons but they wanted another fee of $200.00. I had already paid $900 for something she never received . Lesson of safe driving. She was actually a good driver and passed on the next test but was not confident in her driving after failing. I believe that Young Drivers should of all times follow up if the student fails whether its the students fault or the MTO tester was having a bad day. I paid them to help my daughter get her drivers license and they did not produce.
Negative experience: Personally found Ron to be a horrible teacher. For some his teaching style may work but I found it completely ineffective. After my experience at young drivers, I got lessons from Jerry which were a thousand times more effective and better priced.
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