Alberta Class 7 Practice

Driving laws Federal: Criminal Code of Canada Offences related to impaired driving are: • impaired driving regardless of blood alcohol or drug content • blood alcohol level over the legal limit • drug or drug-alcohol combination or a toxicological (blood or urine) sample • refusing to provide a breath or blood sample • impaired driving causing bodily harm • impaired driving causing death • driving while suspended or disqualified. If you are found guilty under the Criminal Code of Canada of driving while impaired, and you have: · been found guilty under the various sub-sections of section 320 of the Criminal Code of Canada, you will be disqualified from driving and your licence will be suspended for one year from the date of the finding of the guilt. · a prior offence in the last 10 years, you will be disqualified from holding a driver’s licence for three years from the date of the conviction. · two or more prior offences in the last 10 years, you will be disqualified from holding a driver’s licence for five years from the date of the conviction. · if a death or injury occurs as a result of an impaired offence, the minimum licence suspension is five years even for a first offender. Provincial: Traffic Safety Act,

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Source: Driver's Guide: cars and light trucks, Spring 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.