Online driver training - federal rules
Hours of Service - Canada
Hours of Service - Canada is an online course on Canada's federal Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations. It explains the daily driving and on-duty limits, off-duty requirements, cycles and cycle resets, sleeper berth rules, logbooks, exemptions, special permits and out-of-service declarations for federally regulated drivers and carriers.
Duration
3h
On completion
Certificate, valid 36 month(s)
Coverage
All Provinces
Per seat
$99.99 CAD
You set up a training profile before you pay. It asks for more than a normal checkout does - your employer, your role, an emergency contact - because this is a training record, not a shopping cart. It is the file an auditor asks to see, and it is why you can pull your certificate up years from now instead of hunting for a PDF in your email. Give yourself five minutes and do it once.
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About the course
What this course covers.
Federal hours of service rules apply to commercial drivers whose carrier crosses a provincial or international border, and they are detailed enough that most violations come from misunderstanding rather than intent. A driver who knows the daily limits but not how a cycle resets, or who splits sleeper berth time the wrong way, can end up out of service at a roadside inspection with a load still on the truck. This course is the thorough version of the federal rules, built for drivers and the carriers who schedule them.
It starts with why the rules exist: the history of the legislation and how the human body clock drives fatigue. From there it covers when driving is prohibited, which vehicles the regulations apply to and which are exempt, logbooks and the daily duty status categories, on-duty limits and off-duty requirements, and the sleeper berth provisions. The course then works through cycles, cycle limits, cycle resets and switching between cycles, special permits, exemptions for emergencies and adverse driving conditions, out-of-service declarations, and what happens at an inspection.
This is the deeper of the federal hours of service courses On-Track Safety carries, aimed at drivers who want to understand the rules rather than memorise a summary, and at dispatchers and safety staff who have to answer questions from drivers on the road. Carriers also use it to document hours of service training for a carrier safety profile or a contractor pre-qualification platform.
Pass mark 80%
Score the pass mark to earn the certificate.
Course outline
6 modules, start to finish
Each module ends with a short knowledge check before you move on.
Why hours of service rules exist
The history of federal hours of service legislation and how the body clock and fatigue affect driving.
Scope: vehicles, drivers and prohibitions
Which vehicles the regulations apply to, which are exempt, and when driving is prohibited.
Logs and duty status
Logbooks, the daily duty status categories, and what has to be recorded.
Daily limits and off-duty requirements
On-duty and driving limits within a day, required off-duty time, and the sleeper berth provisions.
Cycles, resets and switching
Cycle 1 and cycle 2, cycle limits, how a cycle resets, and the rules for switching between cycles.
Permits, exemptions, out-of-service and inspections
Special permits, exemptions for emergencies and adverse driving conditions, out-of-service declarations and roadside inspections.
Developed to meet Canadian and provincial standards
What every course includes
Printable and mailed certificates
Digital wallet and wall-sized certificates print the moment the course is passed.
Standards compliant
Built on Canadian federal and provincial legislation, safety standards, and industry best practice.
Self-paced
Unlimited access to the training material. Pause and resume the course any time.
Live student support
Real support is available seven days a week if a learner gets stuck.
Unlimited exam attempts
The exam can be retaken until the learner reaches a passing grade.
Record of training
Training records are stored securely for three years and pulled on demand from the account.
Who it is for
Built for the people running the work
- Long-haul and interprovincial commercial drivers
- Drivers for carriers that cross provincial or international borders
- Dispatchers and load planners who schedule federally regulated drivers
- Safety and compliance staff who audit driver logs
- New drivers entering a federally regulated fleet
What you walk away with
Able to do the job, not just describe it
- Determine whether a driver and vehicle fall under the federal regulations
- Apply the daily driving, on-duty and off-duty requirements correctly
- Track a cycle, recognise when it resets and switch cycles within the rules
- Use sleeper berth provisions and exemptions only where they genuinely apply
- Keep a compliant log and understand what triggers an out-of-service declaration
Pricing
One seat or the whole crew, priced fairly.
A single seat is $99.99 CAD. Buying one at a time, ask our safety experts for 10 percent off your first course. Training more than two or three people is cheaper through a free On-Track Safety corporate account, which also tracks every certificate and renewal date for you. Move the slider to see the difference.
- Free corporate account, no setup fee
- 20 percent off every course for the first three months
- Automatic certificate and expiry tracking for your whole team
Team pricing
What it costs to train your crew
Individual purchases
One seat at a time, list price
$499.95
Individually with a 10% code
Ask our safety experts for a code
$449.96
Through a free corporate account
20% off every course, first three months
$399.96
A corporate account saves you
$99.99
on 5 seats of Hours of Service - Canada
No setup fee. The account also tracks every certificate and expiry date for you.
Certificate and format
How the course runs
Your certificate
Pass the course at 80 percent to download a certificate of completion, valid for 36 months. The course can be repeated twice if the pass mark is not reached. Supplemental materials are available online.
- Fully online and self-paced, with testing throughout
- Mobile-friendly, so a driver can work through it in short sittings
- Instant access once the seat is purchased
- Certificate available as soon as the course is passed
- Valid for 36 months
Why it matters for compliance
Under the federal Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations (SOR/2005-313), a driver may not drive after accumulating 13 hours of driving time or 14 hours of on-duty time in a day, must take at least 10 hours off duty in a day, and is limited to 70 hours on duty in 7 days on cycle 1 or 120 hours in 14 days on cycle 2. Federally regulated carriers must also equip their vehicles with a compliant electronic logging device unless an exemption applies.
Training outside Alberta?
These are the federal rules. Carriers that operate only within one province generally follow that province's own hours of service regulation; Alberta-only drivers should take an Alberta provincial hours of service course instead.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
Who needs federal hours of service training?
- Drivers of commercial vehicles for carriers that operate across provincial or international borders, along with the dispatchers and safety staff who schedule and audit them. Drivers who work only within one province usually fall under that province's rules.
What are the federal daily limits?
- Under the federal regulations a driver may not drive after 13 hours of driving or 14 hours of on-duty time in a day, and must take at least 10 hours off duty in a day. The course explains how those limits interact with cycles and the sleeper berth rules.
How much does the course cost?
- The course is 99.99 CAD per seat. Ask our safety experts for 10 percent off your first course, or a free On-Track Safety corporate account for 20 percent off every course for the first three months.
How is this different from the other federal hours of service courses?
- This is the most detailed of them, covering the history of the rules, fatigue, special permits, out-of-service declarations and inspections as well as the limits. Federal Hours of Service - Canadian Regulations is a shorter alternative, and the Canadian and US version adds the American rules for cross-border drivers.
Does this course cover US hours of service?
- No. It covers Canada's federal regulations only. Drivers who run into the United States should take the Canadian and US version.
How long is the certificate valid?
- 36 months from the completion date.
Get your team trained, on the record.
Enrol one person now, or set up a free corporate account and train the whole crew at 20 percent off with every certificate tracked for you.