Manitoba Proposes Lifetime Driving Bans for Repeat Impaired Offenders

The legislation targets drivers convicted of two impaired-driving offences causing injury or death within a decade.

The proposed Manitoba bill would impose a lifetime licence suspension for drivers convicted of two impaired-driving offences causing injury or death within 10 years.
Current penalties include a five-year suspension for a first offence and a 10-year suspension for a second offence, which the bill seeks to increase to a lifetime ban.
Additional measures include prohibiting drivers with a first conviction from driving with any alcohol in their blood for seven years, with lifetime prohibition for a second offence.
The bill was introduced on the final day of the fall legislature session and will be debated when the legislature reconvenes on March 5, 2025.
Advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has expressed support for the legislation, emphasizing the importance of addressing repeat offenders who cause significant harm.