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Contact the Driver Control Board:

Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6
 
Phone: (867) 667-3774
Toll free (In Yukon):
1-800-661-0408, local 3774
Fax: (867) 393-6404
Email

Updated November 1, 2002 - mjl

 

Yukon Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program

The Alcohol Ignition Interlock program allows individuals who have lost their driver’s licence through an impaired driving conviction an opportunity to gain conditional driving privileges by using a device that prevents a vehicle from being started or operated when the driver has been drinking.

This program is designed to modify the behaviour of drivers who have impaired driving convictions. It is another government initiative aimed at increasing road safety in the territory.

A judge can direct that some drivers with alcohol impaired convictions be considered by the Yukon Driver Control Board for this program. People convicted of impaired driving can also voluntarily apply to the Board to participate in the program. To be eligible for the program the driver must meet program criteria and have already served the minimum period of disqualification, which varies depending on the number of impaired driving convictions a driver has received.

An individual who has been approved to enter the program must pay to have an alcohol breath-testing device installed and maintained in their vehicle, which won’t start or continue operating if the driver has been drinking alcohol. To leave the program, the device’s data record must indicate six consecutive months without a program violation. The interlock devices will be supplied by a private service provider.

Participants are closely monitored to ensure they are separating drinking from driving. The goal is to improve road safety for the public by deterring participants from driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) endorses the use of ignition interlock devices and last year rated the Yukon as one of four jurisdictions ‘setting a good example’ by bringing forward progressive responses to address impaired driving.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yukon Driver Control Board

The Driver Control Board is a five-member quasi-judicial board, with a medical advisor. It is mandated under the Motor Vehicles Act. Members are appointed by the Commissioner in Executive Council (Cabinet).

The purpose of the Board is to carry out an adjudicative role in determining if an individual may hold a drivers licence. Individuals may be referred to the Board by a judge or the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The Board also acts as an independent appeal board for drivers who have been refused a licence or whose licence has been suspended by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. The Board has the power to invoke an indefinite driver's licence suspension or prescribe any measure or course of remedial education or treatment. The Board's decisions may only be overruled on subsequent appeal to the Board or by a court judge.

For more information, contact the Yukon Driver Control Board:
Phone (867) 667-3774
Fax: (867) 393-6404
toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408 ext. 3774
Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT  Y1A 2C6
Email