December 18 marked the 180th day since Bill C-46 received royal assent. The first part of the bill dealt with drug impaired driving. The second part of the bill dealt with impaired by alcohol and has now become the law. There is now mandatory alcohol screening, less...
It’s been a little over a month since the legalization of cannabis. Despite the concerns there has been no spike in cannabis-impaired driving. Drug impaired driving was a criminal offence before legalization and that hasn’t changed since legalization. However in...
Note: The mandatory minimum fines and maximum sentence available changed on December 18, 2018. For information regarding fines for offences occurring after December 18, 2018 see this post. Pleading guilty to impaired driving? There are many costs both personal and...
There are a few different types of impaired driving charges. The two most typical charges are operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration above 0.08. You can also be charged with operating a...
