Official federal regulations governing driving hours and rest periods for commercial drivers in Canada.
Hours of Service
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Earn your official certification card online with Gama Safety Canada. Complete your Hours of Service Online Certification Course, pass the exam, and download your certificate. Online Certification Cards are available for all courses.
- Certificate of Completion: Immediate download upon passing.
- Approximate Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours.
- Validity: Recognized by federal and provincial transportation authorities in Canada.
- Exam Requirement: 80% score required to pass. Unlimited retakes permitted.
Course Topics
- Overview of Canadian Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.
- Daily driving limits, off-duty time, and work shift restrictions.
- Cycles, resets, and sleeper berth rules.
- Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and manual logbooks.
- Exemptions, special permits, and emergency provisions.
- Compliance responsibilities for drivers and carriers.
- Fatigue management and best practices for road safety.
Who Should Take This Course?
- Commercial vehicle operators and truck drivers.
- Fleet managers and dispatch personnel.
- Safety compliance officers and supervisors.
- Anyone responsible for managing HOS compliance in transportation.
Course Features
- Fully online and self-paced with mobile compatibility.
- Visual explanations of logbooks and ELD entries.
- Interactive case studies and knowledge checks.
- Final exam with instant digital certification.
- Aligned with Transport Canada and provincial guidelines.
Compliance Standards
- Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations (SOR/2005-313).
- Canada Labour Code Part III – Hours of Work.
- Provincial regulations including NSC Standard 9.
- WorkSafeBC, WSIB, and transportation OHS requirements.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and apply HOS regulations to avoid violations and penalties.
- Accurately complete logs using manual or electronic systems.
- Recognize signs of fatigue and apply safe driving practices.
- Promote compliance, accountability, and road safety within your organization.
Hours of Service Resources & Guides
Information on ELDs that help ensure compliance with hours of service regulations, reducing driver fatigue.
Insights into work-related fatigue, its causes, and strategies to mitigate its impact on safety.
Regulations ensuring the safe transportation of workers, including vehicle inspections and safety measures.
A real-life account highlighting the importance of safety practices in preventing injuries among truck drivers.
Statistics and safety tips to prevent falls, a leading cause of injuries in the trucking industry.
Curriculum
- 16 Sections
- 189 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Hours of Service Course5
- Module 1: Introduction to Hours of Service10
- Module 2: Legislation9
- Module 3: Duty Status10
- Module 4: Daily Limitations and Mandatory Off-Duty Time11
- 5.14.1. Module 4: Daily Limitations and Mandatory Off-Duty Time
- 5.24.2. Learning Objectives
- 5.34.3. Daily On-Duty Time Limits
- 5.44.4. On-Duty Limitations
- 5.54.5. Mandatory Off-Duty Time
- 5.64.6. Work Shift Limitation
- 5.74.7. Work Shift: Non-Compliant Example
- 5.84.8. Daily Limits: Example
- 5.94.9. Daily Limits Summary
- 5.104.10. Summary
- 5.114.11. Well Done!
- Module 5: Off-Duty Special Circumstances9
- Module 6: Off-Duty Time in a Sleeper Berth16
- 7.16.1. Module 6: Off-Duty Time in a Sleeper Berth
- 7.26.2. Learning Objectives
- 7.36.3. Sleeper Berth
- 7.46.4. Berth Requirements
- 7.56.5. Sleeper Berth (Buses)
- 7.66.6. Sleeper Berth Periods: Single Driver
- 7.76.7. Daily Limits: Single Driver
- 7.86.8. Solo Driver: Example 1
- 7.96.9. Solo Driver: Example 2
- 7.106.10. Sleeper Berth Periods: Team of Drivers
- 7.116.11. Daily Limits: Team of Drivers
- 7.126.12. Team Drivers: Example 1
- 7.136.13. Team Drivers: Example 2
- 7.146.14. Sleeper Berth Periods: Summary
- 7.156.15. Summary
- 7.166.16. Well Done!
- Module 7: Cycles17
- 8.17.1. Module 7: Cycles
- 8.27.2. Learning Objectives
- 8.37.3. Cycles
- 8.47.4. Cycle 1: On-Duty Limits
- 8.57.5. Cycle 1: Example 1
- 8.67.6. Cycle 1: Example 2 – Sliding
- 8.77.7. Cycle 1: Example 2
- 8.87.8. Cycle 1: Example 2
- 8.97.9. Cycle 1: Example 2
- 8.107.10. Cycle 2: On-Duty Limits
- 8.117.11. Cycle 2: Example 1
- 8.127.12. Cycle 2: Example 2 – Sliding
- 8.137.13. Cycle 2: Example 2 – Sliding
- 8.147.14. Summing Up
- 8.157.15. Comparing Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
- 8.167.16. Summary
- 8.177.17. Well Done!
- Module 8: Record of Duty Status8
- Module 9: Electronic Logging Devices16
- 10.19.1. Module 9: Electronic Logging Devices
- 10.29.2. Learning Objectives
- 10.39.3. Electronic Logging Devices: Rationale
- 10.49.4. ELD Requirements
- 10.59.5. ELD Certification
- 10.69.6. Driver Input
- 10.79.7. Driver Accounts
- 10.89.8. ELD Information Packet
- 10.99.9. Electronic ELD Information Packet
- 10.109.10. Malfunctioning ELDs: Driver Responsibilities
- 10.119.11. Malfunctioning ELDs: Carrier Responsibilities
- 10.129.12. Malfunction Records
- 10.139.13. Table 4: Schedule 2 -Technical Standard
- 10.149.14. ELD Exemptions
- 10.159.15. Summary
- 10.169.16. Well Done!
- Module 10: Other Records of Duty Status11
- 11.110.1. Module 10: Other Records of Duty Status
- 11.210.2. Learning Objectives
- 11.310.3. Other Records of Duty Status
- 11.410.4. Content of Records: Beginning of the Day
- 11.510.5. Content of Records: Later Entries
- 11.610.6. Certification and Verification of Records
- 11.710.7. Possession of Records
- 11.810.8. Record Keeping
- 11.910.9. Record of Duty Status Exemptions
- 11.1010.10. Summary
- 11.1110.11. Well Done!
- Module 11: Inspections and Non-Compliance11
- 12.111.1. Module 11: Inpections and Non-Compliance
- 12.211.2. Learning Objectives
- 12.311.3. Inspections
- 12.411.4. Prohibitions
- 12.511.5. Driver Responsibilities
- 12.611.6. Motor Carrier Responsibilities
- 12.711.7. Non-Compliance
- 12.811.8. Tampering
- 12.911.9. Out-of-Service Declarations
- 12.1011.10. Summary
- 12.1111.11. Well Done!
- Module 12: Emergency Exemptions/Extensions7
- Module 13: Hours of Service in Other Jurisdictions48
- 14.113.1. Module 13: Hours of Service in Other Jurisdictions
- 14.213.2. Learning Objectives
- 14.313.3. Latitude 60° North
- 14.413.4. North of Latitude 60°N
- 14.513.5. North of Latitude 60°N
- 14.613.6. North of Latitude 60°N: Regulations
- 14.713.7. On-Duty Limitations
- 14.813.8. North vs. South: Daily Limits Summary
- 14.913.9. North vs. South: Cycle Limits Summary
- 14.1013.10. Alberta
- 14.1113.11. Alberta: Regulations
- 14.1213.12. Alberta: Regulations
- 14.1313.13. Alberta: Sleeper Berth
- 14.1413.14. Alberta: Sleeper Berth
- 14.1513.15. Alberta: Deferred Off-Duty Time
- 14.1613.16. Alberta: Deferred Time
- 14.1713.17. Alberta: Record of Duty Status
- 14.1813.18. Alberta: Exemptions
- 14.1913.19. British Columbia
- 14.2013.20. British Columbia: Regulations
- 14.2113.21. B.C.: Record of Duty Status
- 14.2213.22. B.C.: Record of Duty
- 14.2313.23. Logging Truck Limitations
- 14.2413.24. Logging Truck Hours
- 14.2513.25. B.C.: Logging Truck Hours
- 14.2613.26. Logging Trucks Limits: Summary
- 14.2713.27. Oil Well Service Vehicles
- 14.2813.28. Oil Well Vehicles: Permits
- 14.2913.29. Β.C.: Oil Well Service Truck Hours
- 14.3013.30. Ontario
- 14.3113.31. Ontario: Regulations
- 14.3213.32. Ontario: Regulations
- 14.3313.33. Ontario: Record of Duty Exemptions
- 14.3413.34. Ontario: Splitting Off-Duty Hours
- 14.3513.35. Ontario: Notices of Driving Prohibitions
- 14.3613.36. Saskatchewan
- 14.3713.37. Saskatchewan: Regulations
- 14.3813.38. Saskatchewan: Exemptions
- 14.3913.39. Saskatchewan Limits
- 14.4013.40. Saskatchewan: Deferred Off-Duty Time
- 14.4113.41. Saskatchewan: Permits
- 14.4213.42. United States
- 14.4313.43. USA: Legislation
- 14.4413.44. USA: 49 CFR Part 395
- 14.4513.45 USA: Summary Table
- 14.4613.46 Summary
- 14.4713.47 Course Complete!
- 14.48You have successfully completed the course.
- Final Assessments and Certification1
- Certification Card Information1
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