“7 Day Suspension - Mandatory Alcohol Education Program”

Drinking drivers are required to take more responsibility for their actions. They have to get their drinking problem under control if they want their licence back.

Alcohol education and treatment programs, also referred to as remedial measures, are directed for individuals who:

Have been convicted of a driving and driving-related offence

Have received more than one roadside licence suspension for driving with a BAC from 0.05 to 0.08.

Information sent from the Ministry of Transportation will include the specific remedial measures requirements and how to complete them.

The remedial measures program in Ontario is Back on Track, delivered by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The three components of the remedial measures program are:

Assessment,

Education or Treatment Program, and

Follow-Up Interview.

Determines the extent of the drinking and driving problem and whether an education or treatment program is the most appropriate intervention.

The Education Program is eight hours in length and focuses on:

how alcohol and other drugs affect driving performance and safety

the legal and personal consequences of an impaired driving conviction

ways to avoid drinking and driving

The Treatment Program is 16 hours long and helps participants to:

learn about, and take responsibility for, their alcohol and drug use and its consequences

commit to ending the abuse of alcohol and drugs

plan to avoid relapses and make healthier choices

avoid drinking and driving