DUI Lawyer Timmins - Impaired Driving Defence in the Timmins Region

Where Your Case Is Heard

All criminal impaired driving matters in the region are heard at the Ontario Court of Justice, 38 Pine Street North, Timmins. This courthouse serves as the legal hub for the entire Cochrane District, handling cases from South Porcupine, Schumacher, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Foleyet, Gogama, and other surrounding communities.

How Charges Arise in Timmins & Area

The Timmins Police Service patrols the city, while the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is responsible for enforcement on Highway 101, Highway 11, and surrounding rural roads. Both agencies run active RIDE programs and seasonal enforcement, particularly:

• After shift work at mining or forestry operations
• Long weekends and holiday periods
• Winter snowmobile trail use
• Summer boating and fishing trips

Charges often follow stops on remote roads, near work camps, or on routes between job sites and town.

Charges We Defend

• Alcohol-related offences including impaired operation, “Over 80,” care and control
• Drug-related offences involving cannabis, prescription medications, or other narcotics
• Refusal or failure to provide breath or blood samples
• Boating DUIs involving impaired operation on regional lakes and rivers
• Snowmobile and ATV DUIs on winter trail and camp access routes

Legal & Personal Consequences

A conviction can bring:

• A criminal record that affects employment, certification, and volunteer work
• Licence suspension and ignition interlock
• Jail time in serious or repeat cases
• Insurance hikes
• Mandatory education or treatment programs
• Travel restrictions, especially to the U.S.
• For non-citizens, potential immigration consequences including inadmissibility or removal from Canada

Why Northern Ontario Cases Are Different

Timmins is not Toronto. The laws that govern impaired driving are written with large urban centres in mind. In the north, long distances, shift work, limited public transportation, and remote job sites create realities lawmakers rarely consider. People here often have no practical alternative to driving, even when they believe they are under the legal limit.

We understand how these northern realities intersect with strict, one-size-fits-all impaired driving laws, and we know how to challenge evidence and procedures that do not account for the way life works here.

Our Clients

We defend clients whose livelihoods, reputations, and mobility are critical:

• Mining and forestry professionals
• Skilled tradespeople in industrial and construction sectors
• Business owners and executives
• Seasonal residents and tourists
• Non-citizens including permanent residents, work permit holders, foreign workers, and students

How We Build Your Defence

Every file begins with a complete disclosure review. We examine:

• Whether the stop or RIDE program was lawful
• Whether your Charter rights were upheld, including the right to counsel
• Whether roadside and station tests were conducted properly and on time
• Whether there was a valid legal basis for your arrest or demand
• Whether there were any procedural errors that could justify excluding evidence

Even if you tested over the legal limit, the Crown must prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. When the facts and law support it, outcomes can include withdrawals, reduced charges, or outright acquittals (not guilty verdicts).

A DUI in Timmins or the surrounding region can have consequences that last a lifetime. The earlier we are involved, the more options you may have. Call 705-640-0125 now for a free, confidential case review.