A 26 year old D.U.I.

I don't drink, hate folks that drink and drive. That said. If you have been good for decade (IMO) they should let it go.
I can go with 5 yrs of "probation" but I know folks who got DUI when they turned 18 (yep drinking age was 18 back then) so they got drunk, pulled over, pled guilty and fine was not "life ending" and they thought it was just a dumb thing.

Well mid 2000s they start giving criminal records to Canada. Now they can't go into Canada. One even has cabin he owns there. He can't legally go to his own cabin.

 

It sounds as though Canada is going to EXTRAORDINARY lengths to both keep out the "Riff Raff" and clean up their own country in general. Like anything else, it can be overdone.

 

me too............

 

Have you guys saying you can't go actually tried or are you taking someone else's word for it?

 

The border crossing problem with DUI is for US citizens wishing to visit Canada. The US side will have no issues with a DUI conviction on a Canadian citizen entering the US. DUI is viewed as a a much more serious crime in Canada than it is in the US.

On the other hand, the same in reverse would apply to a drug possession conviction. Canada is less worried about a US citizen with that history coming for a visit than vice versa. A Canadian with one of those on their rap sheet would not likely be allowed to enter the US.

You USA guys with very old DUI convictions: how long has it been since you tried to cross the border? I refuse to post details, but suffice it to say I had some youthful indiscretions involving this topic in the early 80's. I was unaware of this potential problem with entering Canada. It wasn't a problem, since I didn't need to go there. Well, until some business travel beginning in 1998. I was never challenged and only found out about their policies about DUI criminality after the fact. Since then, I've been into Canada at least a dozen times by air and land borders. Never been hassled. Well, except for one time I got extorted for a $150 work visa at the Calgary airport because I was too naïve to answer the "what is the purpose of your visit" questions correctly. FWIW, none of those visits were via a commercial truck. Although I believe the policy applies universally, whether you drive a semi in or walk over.

If you look at the Canadian Immigration website, I believe there's a time limit on it. 0-5 years and you'll just about need a personal invitation from the Prime Minister to visit. 5-10 years and I think you can apply through a painful, expensive process to establish you aren't a threat to society and regain permission to visit Canada. I think after 10 years, you get a pass provided you haven't become some other sort of criminal over that decade. I'm just too lazy to actually check it myself at the moment.

 

Who really wants to go to canada? I priced freight going there a few times considering you'll come back empty no real money.
A 23 Y/O DUI I would've done forgotten about that unless you wound with some worth remembering.

 

I went local/short haul March of 2012 out of our Lakewood terminal serving western WA, lower BC and Vancouver Island. Made several trips into Canada, getting pulled around for inspection and interview 4 times. The fourth time I was detained for 3 hours and given 2 options..be held and taken to a magistrate for a hearing.....or revoke my "application" to enter the country. hmmm...yeah..I'll gladly go back to the US side thank you!

I was told I could apply to Canada for "Rehabilitation" which involved a lengthy background check, wanting information going back to when I turned 18, addresses, references, etc....and a NON refundable $1000.00 application fee regardless of the outcome.

 

August/September 2012

 

I hope you didn't donate them your money? Anyone I ever talked to that went there in a truck said you get to border and wait and sometimes it's a long wait. The rates I was quoted were like 2.50-3.00 a mile seems like a lot of trouble for such little money.
I'm glad I fought and won both my dui's or I could never go to canada (big loss). Wonder could I go if I cut someone up with a chainsaw?

 

The OP was from Canada and the US has no restrictions on DUI convictions that I know of to enter the country.


Canada does restrict access to individuals that have prior “Criminal Activity”. I'm applying for rehabilitation to Canada now from a DUI from 20+ years ago.

The fee is $200.00 normally, the $1,000 fee is for severe convictions. They do not make clear what the conciser severe but my understanding is just one DUI does not qualify as severe.

Rather the guessing at what you need to do or take someones word on a forum you can read the requirements right from the source at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5312ETOC.asp.