This guide provides key resources related to Impaired Driving Offences in Canada. It also includes materials dealing with non-criminal impaired driving offences within the legislation of the province of Alberta. Topics in this guide include:
- Defences
- Evidentiary issues
- Impaired driving devices
- Sentencing/Penalties
Other related subject guides include:
- Constitutional Law & Charter of Rights & Freedoms
- Criminal Law – Drug Offences
- Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Law – Sentencing
E-Resources When you visit one of our libraries, you have access to comprehensive caselaw databases: For more information on finding cases, check out our Find Cases page In Print A collection of the judgments of the Alberta Courts is available from CanLII. The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. If there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original court file takes precedence. Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII) provides free searchable full-text access to Canadian case law. The scope of coverage varies by jurisdiction and court. Boolean operators, proximity connectors, phrases and date restrictions can be incorporated into your query. Using the [Advanced Search] feature, you can select one or more jurisdictions to be searched, limit your search to appellate decisions, and restrict your search by type of tribunal. You can also use CanLII to retrieve cases by citation or name. E-Resources The Canadian Abridgment available on: WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource) All Canadian Summaries, Canadian Case Summaries and Canada Digest are available on: Print Resources Statutes *Especially s 253 to s 261 Regulated Regulations under the Criminal Code Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:
Statutes Search for “impaired”, “alcohol” or “drugs” Related Regulations under the Traffic Safety Act The links above connect to the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) version for convenience and ease of use. To access or purchase the official version, go to: Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed. includes coverage of Federal, Provincial (4 Western provinces) and Territorial legislation. Titles related to Impaired Driving include: The CED provides discussion of these areas of law with annotations to legislation and case law. Additional information may be found by searching the indexes or database using the keywords “impaired driving,” “driving while impaired,” “breathalyzer,” “breath sample,” “blood sample,” etc. Also available electronically through: WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource) Halsbury’s laws of Canada is a multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation This encyclopedia explains the legislation and cases which govern family law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada, allowing you to quickly locate, contextualize and apply the basic elements of the law. Titles related to Impaired Driving include: Additional information may be found under other topical headings, and subsequent developments may be located by referring to the Cumulative Supplement. Also available electronically through: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw® E-Resources LexisAdvance® Quicklaw® includes Impaired Driving NetLetter by the Hon. Justice Joseph F. Kenkel WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource) includes Segal’s Motor Vehicle and Impaired Driving Newsletter Heinonline includes the Criminal Law Quarterly and Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Print Alberta FederalTexts
Available in Alberta Law Libraries
Annotated Legislation
Case Law
Library Resources
Alberta Court Judgments
CanLII
Case Digests
Legislation
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Encyclopedias
Canadian Encyclopedic Digest
Halsbury's Laws of Canada
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