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I am holding a US probationary driving license in US (Issued in New Jersey) and I planned to visit Canada (British Columbia) soon.

I know that if you hold a full driving license, then it can be used in Canada. But I did not find anything about the probationary license though.

A probationary license is what we get when we pass the written and road test. We can drive on our own (with restrictions).

A similar questions here with different countries.

Remark: Since the question attracts some attention, let me record my experience: A week after I asked this question, I flew to BC (with a passport of course) and, once cleared custom, went to a car rental at the airport (Avis or Hertz, can't remember). I showed them my probationary license, then they gave me the key. Of course this is just a single encounter. It would be great if someone could provide the official policy, which I cannot find online.

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Well, you are driving to British Columbia and from the description, the NJ probationary licence is the equivalent of the BC N(new driver) licence, with almost identical restrictions. Since N drivers are explicitly allowed to drive in the US: http://drivinginstructorblog.com/l-and-n-restrictions/, you'll be fine.

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