Any time a driver’s attention is taken away from looking at the road or focusing on where they are going is considered a distraction. Some examples include: texting, eating or drinking, putting on make-up, talking on a cell phone or to passengers and/or using any entertainment/navigation system. There are no reasons why a driver needs to be distracted.
Any warning and/or grace period by police has ended.
Penalties in Ontario are among the harshest. They are as follows:
First offence: 3-day suspension, $3,000 fine
Second offence: 7-day suspension, $5,000 fine
Third offence: 30-day suspension, $10,000 fine, six demerit points
Distracting driving has contributed to an estimated 21% of fatal collisions and 27% of serious injury collisions in 2016. This is an upward trend from a decade earlier when statistics were 16% fatal collisions and 22% of serious injury collisions.
Source:
https://www.fleetbusiness.com/news/new-distracted-driving-laws-in-effect-aug-1st