New impaired driving consequences are now in effect and anyone caught driving while impaired will face tougher consequences.
If a driver registers a "warning", which is a blood alcohol level between .05 and .079 or fails a drug screening test, their license will be suspended immediately for at least 3 days for a first offence. As well, you'll be slapped with an administrative penalty of $400 and your vehicle will be impounded for 72 hours. The length of the license suspension and vehicle impoundment go up with each offence.
Drivers who register a blood-alcohol level over .08, or a blood drug concentration higher than five nanograms of THC will have their license suspended for 3 months and their vehicle impounded. They'll also have to use an ignition interlock for a year and pay a $700 fine plus a $50 driver's license reinstatement fee.
On top of all that, if your license is suspended two or more times within a 10 year period, you'll have to complete the Impaired Driver Program at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba at your own expense. Your Driver Safety Rating will also be ruined.
You can find more details on impaired driving consequences here.
