Supreme Court weighs in on administrative drivers license suspensions

Most provinces, including Ontario and British Columbia, have administrative consequences that occur when the police discover a person to be drinking and driving (even if the driver’s blood alcohol concentration is below the legal limit for a criminal charge). An administrative act is something that the state can do without a hearing or weighing in on the merits. These can include immediate license suspensions and vehicle impoundments.

In Ontario, the immediate administrative consequences of drinking and driving are:

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