New Rider Information

For more information, visit the Department of Infrastructure's website.

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Office is located on the Main Floor of the New Government Building in Yellowknife. Motorcycle Operators Manual is online or at your Driver & Vehicle Licensing Office.

See links we like for training courses.

Did you know?
​We are many!


# of motorcycles registered in the NWT (pop. 41,462) were:

1970 - 269
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2009 - 664

2010 - 693

2011 - 666

​2015 - 778

2016 - 850 (633 in Yellowknife!)

2017 - 703 (524 in Yellowknife)

2018 - 750 (531 in Yellowknife)
        - 1489 people held a Class          5/6 driver’s licence in NWT.

2019 - 816 (614 in Yellowknife)
        - 1481 people held a Class          5/6 driver’s licence across          the NWT, 699 were women.

2020 - 431 Registered bikes in YK

2021 - 865 in NWT, 472 in YK

2022 - 869 in NWT, 472 in YK

2023 - 869 in NWT, 477 in YK

​2024 - 882 registered bikes,
         1896 licensed riders in NWT

Riding Tips

Group Riding tips

Group Ride Etiquette

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Tech Tips

Winterize your bike.