IMPAIRED DRIVING AND IMMIGRATION – In adapting to the legalization of marijuana, Parliament has increased the maximum sentence of driving impaired by alcohol or a drug from 5 years to 10 years, making it an offence of “serious criminality”. To anyone who is a permanent or temporary resident, a conviction means deportation and no right of appeal.

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Getting an impaired driving conviction is a big deal for anyone — but for permanent and temporary residents of Canada, changes to the Criminal Code mean a DUI could lead to deportation.

Source: ‘A lot of people facing potential deportation’ under upcoming changes to DUI penalties: immigration lawyer | CBC News