For most drivers, the experience of being charged under one of Ontario’s strict driving laws: Impaired driving, “Over 80? and impaired care or control, is often only made worse once the realities of the consequences of conviction or a plea of guilty set-in. The consequences can be extremely severe and can include:

• Driving Prohibition (which may be significant if you require a car to get to work).

• Jail sentence.

• Completion of a mandatory provincial assessment course program (“Back on Track”).

• Increase in insurance payments (up to multiple times what you currently pay).

• Mandatory installation of an ignition control device.

• A criminal record which can effect current and future employment opportunities, your ability to travel outside Canada, and your immigration status.