This website contains information about penalties of drinking and driving in Canada. There are interesting similarities and differences between regulations for Canada and the U.S.
"Penalties
If you've been charged with drinking and driving, that is, over 80, impaired operation or care or control of a motor vehicle, or refuse to provide a suitable breath sample, you are liable to the following penalties upon conviction:
For a first offence: a minimum fine of $600; a minimum one-year driving prohibition; in some provinces (Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta), you can drive after three months if you install an alcohol ignition-interlock device.
For a second offence: a minimum jail sentence of 14 days; a minimum driving prohibition of two years; in Ontario, a three-year licence suspension if the prior conviction was registered within the last 10 years (the suspension starts upon conviction); in some provinces (Que., Man. and Alta.), you can drive after six months if you install an alcohol ignition-interlock device.
For a third offence: a minimum jail sentence of 90 days; a driving prohibition of at least three years; in Ontario, a life-time suspension if the prior convictions were registered after September 30, 1993, and all convictions occur within 10 years of each other; after completion of assessment and a remedial program, a life-time suspension may be reduced to 10 years from the date of conviction; in some provinces (Que., Man. and Alta.), you can drive after 12 months if you install an alcohol ignition-interlock device.
Four or more convictions: If you are convicted of a fourth or subsequent offence your licence will be permanently suspended in Ontario with no possibility of reinstatement; in some provinces (Que., Man. and Alta.), you can drive after 12 months if you install an alcohol ignition-interlock device.
Other driving offences and out-of-province convictions: In Ontario, convictions (or discharges) registered after September 30, 1993, for dangerous driving, flee police and fail to remain at the scene of an accident are also taken into account in determining the number of previous convictions. Convictions from other provinces are also considered. Convictions or discharges for dangerous driving, flee police and fail to remain will result in licence suspension in Ontario in the same way as a conviction for a drinking and driving offence.
Multiple convictions: in Ontario, if you are convicted of two or more driving offences relating to the same incident, such as Impaired Driving and Refuse Breath Sample, your licence will be suspended as if there had been a single conviction. Thus, if you have no prior convictions, you will lose your licence for one year only. However, if the offences arise out of separate incidents your licence will be suspended for one year for the first conviction and three for the second. The suspensions run from the conviction date and are not consecutive"(1).
- Are regulations of other countries outside of the U.S. all remotely the same?
- What happens if someone outside of their country gets convicted of drinking and driving?
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