DRIVER IMPROVEMENT INTERVIEW DRIVERS

Commit to reducing or stopping problem use of alcohol and drugs.

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

Learn about why people drink or use other drugs and how it affects our lives.

The Treatment Workshop helps participants to: It includes presentations, exercises, discussions and group work. The Education workshop is eight hours in length.

The legal and personal consequences of an impaired driving conviction.

How alcohol and other drugs affect driving performance and safety.

Myths and facts about alcohol and other drugs.

The education program helps participants learn about: Based on the results, participants will be referred to either the education or the treatment program.

DRIVER IMPROVEMENT INTERVIEW DRIVERS

Please Note: Administrative Suspension Drivers only need to complete Education or Treatment Assessment. This could result in a delay of eight months or more in reinstating your driver's licence. If you fail any component, you will have to re-register, pay the program fee again and restart the program. Verbal or physical abuse will not be tolerated.

Treat the program staff and other participants with respect.

Participate fully in the program activities and demonstrate that you have learned about separating your drinking and other drug use from your driving.

If accepted, you will be required to reschedule the missed component and complete all assignments. In case of an emergency you must submit a date specific document (e.g., a doctor’s note) to confirm the reason for your absence. The only acceptable reasons for missing a session without giving 24 hours notice are serious illness, a death in your immediate family, or severe weather.

Give 24 hours notice that you are unable to attend by leaving a message directly with the service provider.

Attend all sessions as scheduled by me and you must arrive on time for each session.

I must not show signs of odor of alcohol (including dealcoholized beverages), drugs or cannabis products within 24 hours of or on any day that I participate in the program.You may take medication prescribed by a physician provided it does not impair your ability to participate in the program. Do not use alcohol (including dealcoholized beverages), drugs or cannabis products (including CBD products that may contain THC) within 24 hours of or on any day that you participate in the program.

To pass the program, you must meet the following requirements: Please note: If you do not complete all components of the Back on Track program within your suspension period, your licence will be further suspended. Assessment, 8 hour Education or 16 hour Group Treatment workshop and 6 month follow-up. It may take up to 11 months to complete all parts of the Back on Track program. You should register for Back on Track a week (7 days) after your impaired conviction or administrative suspensions. The notice includes your remedial requirement and the length of your licence suspension. If you are convicted of an impaired offence, you will receive a suspension notice from the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). Participants must pay a fee of $634 for convicted impaired drivers or $294 for administrative suspensions to cover the costs of the program. About About the Remedial Measures Programįor offences that take place on or after September 30, 1998, the Highway Traffic Act requires convicted impaired drivers or drivers with 2 or more administrative suspensions to successfully complete Back on Track, Ontario's Remedial Measures Program, before their licences can be reinstated.

Driver Improvement Interview