2010 Olympics

[dre]

This is what our government travel site (travel.state.gov) says about travel to Canada:

Please Note: Anyone with a criminal record (including misdemeanors or Driving While Impaired (DWI)) may be barred from entering Canada and must obtain a special waiver well in advance of any planned travel. To determine whether you may be inadmissible and how to overcome this finding, please refer to the Canadian citizenship and immigration website.

This guide explains when people might be considered inadmissible and under what conditions they can apply to overcome the inadmissibility. An application for rehabilitation and instructions on how to complete it are also included.

These rules are stupid IMO. Theres no good reason why people with minor DUI, or drug convictions should be restricted from travelling once theyve served their sentence. It would be one thing to say that a DUI conviction should stop you from driving a car while in Canada, but being barred completely is just stupid.

[Wilber]

These rules are stupid IMO. Theres no good reason why people with minor DUI, or drug convictions should be restricted from traveling once theyve served their sentence. It would be one thing to say that a DUI conviction should stop you from driving a car while in Canada, but being barred completely is just stupid.

It may be stupid but it goes both ways. Don't expect to get into the US if you have a conviction in Canada for something that is a crime in the US. A nice guy my wife used to work with decided to take his family to Disneyland. When he got off the airplane in LAX he went straight to the slammer and was sent home on a flight the next day. His family was left to fend for itself. Reason, a conviction for possession of pot during his misspent youth many years before. Decriminalization in Canada would make no difference as long as it is still a federal crime in the US. It's amazing what can come back to haunt you.

Edited June 23, 2010 by Wilber

[Guest American Woman]

It may be stupid but it goes both ways. Don't expect to get into the US if you have a conviction in Canada for something that is a crime in the US. A nice guy my wife used to work with decided to take his family to Disneyland. When he got off the airplane in LAX he went straight to the slammer and was sent home on a flight the next day. His family was left to fend for itself. Reason, a conviction for possession of pot during his misspent youth many years before. Decriminalization in Canada would make no difference as long as it is still a federal crime in the US. It's amazing what can come back to haunt you.

You're right about that. According to Canada's government travel site (travel.gc.ca):

If you have a criminal record, no matter how minor or how long ago the offence, you may be refused entry to the United States. There may also be problems in travelling through U.S. airport facilities. A pardon for an offence issued by Canadian authorities is not recognized under U.S. law, for purposes of entry into the United States.

[wyly]

These rules are stupid IMO. Theres no good reason why people with minor DUI, or drug convictions should be restricted from travelling once theyve served their sentence. It would be one thing to say that a DUI conviction should stop you from driving a car while in Canada, but being barred completely is just stupid.

what's really stupid is whether you're allowed to cross the border is in the hands of border security,they are all powerful... these people can refuse you entry for any reason or no reason at all...

[Smallc]

And you think that who exactly should make the decision?