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SAAQ compliance, explained plainly
What we learned encoding the SAAQ's rules into software. Every article cites its sources.
Storing your students' documents: the risk you don't need
Proving a document exists and keeping a copy of it are different things. One satisfies an inspection, the other creates a target. Why the register beats the vault.
Read the article →Law 25: what a driving school actually has to do (and what nobody told you)
Law 25 applies to you from the first registration form, whatever your size. The eight concrete obligations, a self-check, and why a driving school is more exposed than a corner store.
Read the article →A SAAQ inspection: what you'll be asked to produce
An inspection doesn't test your teaching, it tests your evidence. The nine things you must be able to produce on demand — and why none of them can be prepared the night before.
Read the article →How long should you keep student records? The complete guide for a recognized driving school
Seven years after the contract ends — but Law 25 pulls the other way. Calculate your deadline, understand what you actually have to keep, and what you're better off never storing.
Read the article →The student who disappears: what to do with the file they leave behind
Three outings, then nothing. Six months later the file is still open. How to properly close a contract nobody ever cancelled.
Read the article →What is the PESR? Québec's mandatory driving course, explained in full
12 theory modules, 15 outings, 4 phases, a 13-month minimum. What the Road Safety Education Program actually contains — and why it cannot be sped up.
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