Back On Track: Ontario's Impaired Driving Remedial Program

Back On Track: Ontario's Impaired Driving Remedial Program

If you drink and drive in Ontario, get caught and are convicted of impaired driving, you will be required at your own expense (about $600.00) to register for the Province's remedial program, "Back On Track."

Administered by local addiction service agencies, this program can take 9 months to complete. After your license has been suspended (first offense is an automatic one year suspension), you must complete the program before you can have your license reinstated. It can also take up to 3 months to begin the program from the date you register. Because of this fact, you should register immediately upon being convicted of impaired driving if you hope to have your license back after the one year suspension is over.

When you are registered, you will be given a date that you must arrive for, on time when you will be evaluated. Depending on the outcome of the evaluation, you will be advised whether or not you need to complete the "treatment" program along with the education program.

The education program consists of an 8 hour session where you will learn about such things as the myths and facts about alcohol use, how drugs and alcohol affect safety and driving performance, and the consequences of drunk driving from both a personal and legal standpoint. You will also be taught how to separate driving from your use of alcohol and drugs.

If you are required to attend the "Treatment Program," you will need to set aside 16 hours where you will discuss why people drink, ways to cut down on your alcohol use and how to manage your moods including anger and stress. You will be provided with skills to help you live a healthier lifestyle as well as improve communication.

Six months after you have completed the treatment and education programs, you will be required to attend a follow up interview.

You must attend all of the sessions and interviews in order to successfully complete the program. If you miss a day or are late, you will fail the program and must start all over again. The fee is non-refundable.

Only after successful completion of the program will you be able to apply to have your Ontario driver's license reinstated.

Your best bet is to simply not drink and drive at all!

If you do have a few drinks, make sure you will not be driving impaired.

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