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Driver’s licence suspensions for drivers suspected of being criminally impaired for occurrences up to and including November 30, 2020.
The AALS Program has been discontinued as of November 30, 2020 and has been replaced by the Immediate Roadside Sanctions (IRS) Program of IRS: FAIL.
Any occurrences that occur on or after December 1, 2020 will now be administered under the IRS: FAIL Program.
The Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension (AALS) Program applies to impaired driving occurrences on or before November 30, 2020 for those drivers:
For more information, see the Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension Program Information Sheet.
In addition to the provincial sanctions below, drivers would have also been subject to any criminal charges and federal penalties imposed by the court.
Regardless of the outcome of any criminal proceedings, the AALS remains in effect and drivers will be suspended for the full 90 days and one-year suspension term. The burden of proof for criminal charges is much higher than administrative sanctions, and as you were deemed unsafe at the time of the impaired driving event by law enforcement, the administrative suspension under the AALS Program still stands.
You would have received:
If you chose not to participate in the Ignition Interlock Program, you remain suspended from driving for one year in addition to the 90-day suspension.
If criminally convicted, you would also be required to complete:
You would have received:
If you chose not to participate in the Ignition Interlock Program, you remain suspended from driving for one year in addition to the 90-day suspension.
If criminally convicted, you would also be required to complete:
You would have received:
If you chose not to participate in the Ignition Interlock Program, you remain suspended from driving for one year in addition to the 90-day suspension.
If criminally convicted, you would also be required to complete:
Connect with Driver Fitness and Monitoring:
Driver fitness monitoring contact form
Phone: 780-427-8230
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Hours: 8:15 am to 12 pm, and 1 pm to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
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