Reinstatement of your driver’s licence privileges as a result of an alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug related offence (continued)
After your suspension period is over, you must go to an Alberta registry agent office and provide proof that you have met your reinstatement requirements. The registry agent will then be able to issue you a driver’s licence. A written notice that says your driving privileges have been reinstated will be mailed to you.
If your driver’s licence expires during the suspension period, it cannot be renewed until all the conditions for reinstatement have been met.
Ignition interlock program
Alberta’s Ignition Interlock Program is
- designed to help individuals separate high-risk behaviours of driving while impaired,
- used as an educational tool to prevent recidivism, and
- used to prevent high-risk drivers from operating their motor vehicle while impaired.
Alberta’s Ignition Interlock Program allows drivers to remain mobile so they can access support and treatment, maintain employment, and care for family members while still ensuring public safety through effective monitoring and restricted driving privileges. The Ignition Interlock Program involves the installation of an interlock device in a vehicle which measures alcohol concentration level of the driver’s breath, and will lock the vehicle ignition (vehicle will be unable to be started or driven) if a breath alcohol concentration reading is above the specified threshold level. Alberta’s Ignition Interlock Program includes three different participation streams:
1. IRS: FAIL Interlock Ignition Program: This program is for drivers who are issued a driver’s licence suspension under the IRS: FAIL program for criminal-level impaired driving, and where the occurrence date was on or after December 1, 2020.
2. Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension Program Interlock Ignition Program: This program is for drivers who are issued a driver’s licence suspension under the Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension Program for criminal-level impaired driving, and where the occurrence date was on or before November 30, 2020.
3. Mandatory Interlock Ignition Program: This participation stream is mandatory for all drivers who have been convicted of impaired driving under the Criminal Code of Canada, as part of their reinstatement requirements. Drivers must fully serve their required term in the Mandatory Interlock Ignition Program in order for the applicable reinstatement condition code to be completed/removed from their motor vehicle file and to fully reinstate their driver’s licence. Drivers in this participation stream must demonstrate a sustained ability to separate high-risk behaviours.
More information about this program can be found at: www.alberta.ca/ignition-interlock-programs.aspx