Drug-Impaired Driving Rates Doubled in Canada Since Cannabis Legalized: Federal Report

Traffic crawls during morning rush hour in Toronto on June 29, 2015. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

Drug-impaired driving rates have more than doubled since cannabis was legalized in Canada, according to a report from the Department of Justice.

Released in June 2022, the report noted that the average rate of drug-impaired driving offences increased by 105 percent from 2017 to 2020—from nine to 19 offences per 10,000 population.