British Columbia Driver Training Schools must hold a valid Driver Training School Licence in order to provide driver education to the paying public. These licences are issued by ICBC's Driver Training & Assessment Standards for a period of 1 year less a day and must be renewed upon expiry.

A "driver training school" means a person or organization that provides to individuals a program of training or education in driving or operating motor vehicles, in expectation of compensation from those individuals, but does not include (a) a person or organization that provides instruction for off-highway, racetrack or closed circuit driving,(b) a person who, as an employee, provides this instruction to other employees of the same employer, or(c) a person who, under contract to an employer, provides this instruction to employees of the employer.

Driver Training Schools are legislated under Division 27 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations of British Columbia.