Legislative Background: reforms to the Transportation Provisions of the Criminal Code (Bill C-46)
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Annex 4 – International proscribed blood drug concentrations
| Drug | Limit |
|---|---|
| benzoylecgonine | 50 µg/L |
| cocaine | 10 µg/L |
| delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (cannabis) | 2 µg/L |
| ketamine | 20 µg/L |
| lysergic acid diethylamide | 1 µg/L |
| methylamphetamine | 10 µg/L |
| Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) | 10 µg/L |
| 6-monoacetylmorphine (heroin) | 5 µg/L |
| clonazepam | 50 µg/L |
| diazepam | 550 µg/L |
| flunitrazepam | 300 µg/L |
| lorazepam | 100 µg/L |
| methadone | 500 µg/L |
| morphine | 80 µg/L |
| oxazepam | 300 µg/L |
temazepam |
1,000 µg/L |
| amphetamine | 250 µg/L |
| Drug | Limit |
|---|---|
| THC | 1 ng/ml |
| Carboxy THC | 5 ng/ml |
| Cocaine | 10 ng/ml |
| Benzolecgonine (Cocaine) | 50 ng/ml |
| 6-Acetylmorphine (Heroin) | 5 ng/ml |
| Drugs | Impairment limits comparable to 0,02% (ng/ml in whole blood) | Limit for graded sanctions comparable to 0,05% BAC (ng/ml in whole blood) | Limit for graded sanctions comparable to 0,12% BAC (ng/ml in whole blood) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Clonazepam | 1.3 | 3 | 8 |
| Diazepam | 57 | 143 | 342 |
| Fenazepam | 1.8 | 5 | 10 |
| Flunitrazepam | 1.6 | 3 | 8 |
| Nitrazepam | 17 | 42 | 98 |
| Oxazepam | 172 | 430 | 860 |
| Zolpidem | 31 | 77 | 184 |
| Zopiclone | 12 | 23 | 58 |
| THC | 1.3 | 3 | 9 |
| Amphetamine | 41 | * | * |
| Cocaine | 24 | * | * |
| MDMA | 48 | * | * |
| Methamphetamine | 45 | * | * |
| GHB | 10,300 | 30,900 | 123,600 |
| Ketamine | 55 | 137 | 329 |
| LSD | 1 | * | * |
| Buprenorphine | 0.9 | * | * |
| Methadone | 25 | * | * |
| Morphine | 9 | 24 | 61 |
Norway has set different limits that result in penalties equivalent to the penalties for BAC
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