By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Starting this week, Police officers in Ontario and British Columbia have started enforcing the distracted driving law and meted fines and demerit points to drivers using handheld celfones or other mobile devices while driving.

Ontario’s Distracted Driving Law came into effect on October 26 and British Columbia followed suit on January 1. Up until now, however, both provinces have only issued warning tickets with no fines or demerit points attached. Here's what we need to know about  the distracted driving law.