Impaired Driving
Over 80 
Refusing To Provide A Breath Sample
 
  Automatic If Convicted
First Offence 90 day license suspension
  • Ministry imposed 1 year license suspension
  • Minimum fine of $600.00 + surcharge 25% 
  • 100-500% insurance premium increase
  • Potential imprisonment
  • Criminal record
    		•
    Second Offence
    90 day license suspension
  • Ministry imposed 3 year license suspension
  • Automatic imprisonment for a minimum of 14 days
  • Minimum fine of $600.00 + surcharge 25% 
  • Insurance increase- substantial
  • Criminal record
    		•
    Third Offence
    		 90 day license suspension
  • Ministry imposed reducible lifetime ban
    • (the ban can be lifted after 10 years if the driver installs a breathalyzer device in  their car)
  • Automatic imprisonment for a minimum of 90 days
  • Minimum fine of $600.00 + surcharge 25% 
  • Insurance increase- substantial
  • Criminal record
    		•
    Fourth Offence
    		 90 day license suspension
  • Ministry imposed no appeal lifetime ban
  • Automatic imprisonment for a minimum of 90 days
  • Insurance unnecessary
  • Criminal record
    		•
    To expand the definition of repeat offenders to include any charge on record within the previous 10 years, so any date from September 30, 1993 including that day. That means any driver who already has three convictions faces the lifetime ban. 

    All persons convicted of these offences will be forced to pay $475.00 to attend education courses. 

    Police  have the right to impound vehicles, and owners with suspended licences caught behind the wheel will be incarcerated for periods of 45, 90 and 180 days. Fines for that charge will increase to $25,000 from $5,000 and car owners will have to pay impound fees to get their vehicles back. 

    If injury or death occurs, the maximum penalties include (respectively) 10 and 14 years imprisonment.
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