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DriveTest Barry's Bay

The Barry's Bay travel point is a part-time DriveTest location that DriveTest Bancroft opens on set dates at Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre, 65 Arena Rd. It gives G2 road tests.

Address

Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre, 65 Arena Rd

Barry's Bay, ON K0J 1B0

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Dates and times

Thursdays (on dates shown)

9:30 AM to 12:00 PM,

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Dec 11/18, 2025. Jan 8/22, Feb 12/26, Mar 12/26, Apr 9/23, May 14/28, Jun 11/25, Jul 9/23, Aug 13/27, Sept 10/24, Oct 8/22, Nov 12/26, and Dec 10/17, 2026.

Closed on statutory holidays.

Road tests here

G2
  • G2 road test (first road test for cars)
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Other centres near Barry's Bay with G2 road tests

You can book a road test at any centre that gives your test, which helps when the nearest one is booked up.

Before your road test at Barry's Bay

Arrive at least 30 minutes early. Park, go inside to check in (most centres have a self-serve kiosk), then wait in your car for the examiner. Road tests run in any weather unless DriveTest tells you otherwise, so check its service disruptions page on stormy days.

Bring:

  • A Class G vehicle in good working order (owned, borrowed or rented: DriveTest doesn’t supply one)
  • Enough gas for the test
  • Your current driver’s licence
  • Your road test confirmation email, printed
  • Glasses or contact lenses, if you need them to drive
  • Money for the fee, if you’re hoping for a standby appointment

Dash cams and phone cameras must be off, and nobody else can ride along. Plan a way home in case you don’t pass: you can retest after 10 days, for $53.75 (G2) or $91.25 (G).

New to the test? Read the G2 road test guide for what the examiner checks on each manoeuvre.

Centre details from DriveTest’s centre list, checked October 26, 2026. Times change, especially at travel points: confirm on DriveTest before you go.

Driving lessons near Barry's Bay

Want a lesson or two before your road test?

Tell us where you are and what you need: a road test refresher, practice on the test routes, or a beginner driver education (BDE) course that lets you take your G2 road test after 8 months instead of 12.

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Questions people ask

+Where is DriveTest Barry's Bay?

At Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre, 65 Arena Rd, Barry's Bay, Ontario K0J 1B0.

+What are the hours at DriveTest Barry's Bay?

Open on these days: Thursdays (on dates shown), 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM,, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Dec 11/18, 2025. Jan 8/22, Feb 12/26, Mar 12/26, Apr 9/23, May 14/28, Jun 11/25, Jul 9/23, Aug 13/27, Sept 10/24, Oct 8/22, Nov 12/26, and Dec 10/17, 2026.. DriveTest centres close on statutory holidays.

+Does DriveTest Barry's Bay do G road tests?

No. Barry's Bay gives the G2 road test but not the G. The closest full-time centres with the G test are Bancroft (49 km), Pembroke (56 km) and Renfrew (77 km).

+When is the Barry's Bay travel point open?

Only on set dates, run by DriveTest Bancroft. The current dates: Thursdays (on dates shown) 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Dec 11/18, 2025. Jan 8/22, Feb 12/26, Mar 12/26, Apr 9/23, May 14/28, Jun 11/25, Jul 9/23, Aug 13/27, Sept 10/24, Oct 8/22, Nov 12/26, and Dec 10/17, 2026.

+Can I get service in French at DriveTest Barry's Bay?

Barry's Bay isn’t in a French-designated area. Knowledge tests are still offered in French everywhere, and the G1 test in 32 languages.

+How much is the G2 road test?

$53.75 for a retest. The first G2 road test is included in the $159.75 G1 licence package.

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