Template:Epilepsy driving laws Canada

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Laws by province

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Province Law Physician required to report Seizure-free period
Alberta Those who have daytime seizures are barred from driving for 3 months. Driving is then permitted if seizures are prevented by medication and/or there are no reoccurrences. yes 3 months
British Columbia No law specified for non-commercial driver's on site. Commercial drivers may be prohibited. No 6 months
Manitoba Yes 6 months
New Brunswick Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador Yes
Northwest Territories Yes
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario Persons with a Seizure Disorder May Drive in Ontario, if[1]
  • Febrile convulsions were limited to early childhood
  • seizures were a result of a toxic illness which is now completely cured
  • seizures are prevented by medication, the person has been free of seizures for 6 months, and medication does not cause drowsiness or poor co-ordination
  • the person has had a solitary seizure which cannot be related to a toxic illness and has provided a full neurologic examination revealing no epileptiform activity
  • the person has had seizures only during sleep or immediately upon awakening (nocturnal seizures) for at least 5 years
  • the person has been seizure free on medication for 1 year and seizures recur because of cessation or alteration of medication on their physician's instructions.
Yes 6 months
Prince Edward Island Yes
Quebec Yes 6 months as of February 2010
Saskatchewan
Yukon Yes

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