Impaired Driver Program

If police have charged you with impaired driving or you have received two or more tiered licence suspensions within 10 years, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) will suspend your driver’s licence. Attending Manitoba’s Impaired Driver Program is one of the steps you need to take to regain your licence.

When you begin the Impaired Driver Program you will complete an assessment that includes questions about your attitude towards impaired driving as well as your drug and alcohol use.

The Impaired Driver Program aims to reduce impaired driving. Our counsellors use a respectful and nonjudgmental approach. We work together with you to achieve the following:

Prevent or reduce harms that come with substance use
Encourage safer substance use or abstinence, if needed
Reduce the risk of repeat impaired driving

In addition to the assessment, we provide education and counselling sessions, referral to substance abuse treatment programs, as well as other community resources.

Assessment: What to Expect

You will meet with a counsellor who will work with you to determine your needs.
Most assessments are completed in about two to three hours. Following the assessment, you will be required to participate in additional programming based on your needs. The length of this programming can vary based on your needs and your counsellor will discuss this with you during your assessment appointment.
Assessment Fee – There is a $625 fee for this program. Full payment is required prior to starting the assessment.

The Program

Next steps will include additional program participation. The length of this programming can vary based on your needs and your counsellor will discuss this with you during your assessment appointment. The purpose of the program is to help people access any services they might need and to help prevent future impaired driving offences.

Making an appointment

Call the Impaired Driver Program office closest to you. Please let us know if you need support with reading, writing or if English is a second language. We also provide services in French in some locations.

Please contact the nearest Impaired Driver Program office with any questions regarding cost, payment options, office hours, personal identification requirements, special needs consideration and the assessment duration and process.

If you are not sure whether you need to access the Impaired Driver Program, please contact MPI at 204-985-7694.

Impaired Driver Assessment Offices:

Steinbach 204-326-7724
Winkler 204-361-6110
Portage 204-239-2260

Frequently Asked Questions

If my criminal charges are dismissed do I still have to pay the fee for AFM’s impaired driver program?

The $625 fee covers the cost of the Impaired Driver Program. You will be responsible for paying this fee and completing the program regardless of the outcome of any criminal charges.

Is the impaired driver program responsible for giving me back my driver’s licence?

People’s circumstances related to their impaired driving charge can be very different. Some people may have steps to complete before or after the Impaired Driver Program. MPI is responsible for determining if all of these steps have been completed. If you have any questions about your driver’s licence, please contact MPI’s Driver Fitness Program at 204-985-7694 (toll-free 1-866-323-0546).

How do I know if I need to attend the impaired driver program?

If you are not sure whether you need to access the Impaired Driver Program, please contact MPI’s Driver Fitness Program at 204-985-7694 (toll-free 1-866-323-0546).