Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Policy Brief

Impaired Driving in Canada


Presents an overview of Canada’s impaired driving laws and data on the extent of both alcohol- and drug-impaired driving in Canada. The policy brief looks at the Criminal Code as well as provincial and territorial laws and reviews impaired-driving data from general population surveys, roadside surveys , impaired riving incidents, injured drivers and fatally injured drivers.

This brief is one of a series on impaired driving in Canada, intended for a broad audience interested in impaired-driving issues.

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