The Cost of Texting While Driving in Canada

As cellphones continue to take over our every waking moment, distracted driving becomes an increasing danger.

In Canada, it hurts your wallet to get caught texting while driving, with fees for first offences ranging from $100 to $543 and demerit points from three to five.

Below is a chart showing the fines and demerit points by province.

 

 

Province


Fine (first offence)

 

Demerits

 

British Columbia $543 4  
Alberta $287 3  
Saskatchewan $280 4  
Manitoba $200 5  
Ontario $490 3  
Quebec $115 4  
Newfoundland  Labrador    
$100 4  
Prince Edward Island $500 5  
Nova Scotia $234 4  
New Brunswick $173 3  
Yukon $250 3  
Northwest Territories $322 3  
       

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