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Ottawa bus operator test practice

Practise what OC Transpo bus operator applicants need: reading route maps, knowing traffic signs, and placing Ottawa landmarks on the right streets.

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Independent practice, checked September 30, 2026.

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What OC Transpo asks for

  • Conventional bus operators drive City of Ottawa buses in line with the Highway Traffic Act and corporate policy, with a strong focus on customer service. (source)
  • Minimum requirements include a valid Ontario G class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent), an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or recognized equivalent) and a clean, uncertified 3-year driver’s abstract issued within the past six months. (source)
  • Applicants need at least three years of customer service experience and five years of driving experience. (source)
  • The recruitment process has nine stages, including written, cognitive and driving assessments, an interview, an MTO medical exam and a vulnerable sector police record check, followed by a six-week training program and MTO testing for a class C licence. (source)

Check the current posting on the OC Transpo careers page. Follow it where it differs from this page.

What’s in the Ottawa pack

  • 20 Ottawa landmark questions, each checked against an official source.
  • Route-map drills on original practice maps, with direction and compass questions.
  • Traffic signs, citing the Ontario driver’s handbook, including reserved lanes and time-limited restrictions.
  • Timed 30-minute mock tests with a review of every answer.
  • Questions you miss come back until you get them right.

Try five free Ottawa questions

Pick an answer to see if you’re right. Each answer links to the official source we checked.

5 questions

  1. Question 1 of 5Carleton University is at 1125 ___.
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    Answer: Colonel By Drive. Carleton University is at 1125 Colonel By Drive.

    Source: Carleton University: Home page

  2. Question 2 of 5The University of Ottawa’s Tabaret Hall is at 75 ___.
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    Answer: Laurier Avenue East. Tabaret Hall at the University of Ottawa is at 75 Laurier Avenue East.

    Source: University of Ottawa: Contact us

  3. Question 3 of 5Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus is at 1385 ___.
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    Answer: Woodroffe Avenue. Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus is at 1385 Woodroffe Avenue.

    Source: Algonquin College: Home page

  4. Question 4 of 5Ottawa International Airport’s address is 1000 ___.
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    Answer: Airport Parkway Private. The Ottawa International Airport Authority is at 1000 Airport Parkway Private.

    Source: Government of Ontario Public Appointments Secretariat: Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority

  5. Question 5 of 5Ottawa’s train station is at 200 ___.
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    Answer: Tremblay Road. The Ottawa train station is at 200 Tremblay Road.

    Source: VIA Rail: Ottawa train station

More free practice: the OC Transpo test guide on BusOperatorTest.com.

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