Can I Travel with a Criminal Record?
What you Need to Know Before you Travel with a Criminal Record Visiting Canada with a Criminal Record Eliminate Obstacles Caused by Having a Criminal Record Do you want to visit Canada? You may be inadmissible if you have a criminal record. To gain legal entry into Canada, here are your options: #1. Obtain a Record Suspension if your criminal record is in Canada. Click here to learn more about Record Suspensions (Previously called Pardons) OR, for a Free Consultation on Record Suspensions, click the "Free Consultation" button at the bottom of this page. #2. Apply for Criminal[...]
Calgary Police Check
What are the Five Types of Calgary Police Checks? What Type of Criminal Record Search do you Need? A Calgary Police Check is also known as a Criminal Record Check, RCMP Background Check, Name Check, Police Clearance, Background Check, Security Clearance or Backcheck or Vulnerable Sector Search. In fact, there are five types of Police Checks that you can request in Calgary. It is important that you know what type you need in advance of requesting a Check to ensure that the proper one is conducted. Some can only be completed by the Calgary Police and some must be completed[...]
Book Review: Crime in Canada
Crime in Canada – It’s Not What you Think! Crime in Canada The book, Crime in Canada, provides an overview of statistics which challenge our perceptions. I have no doubt that the voting public, even victims of crime, would have a different view of tough on crime legislation if they read this book, which favors instead the gradual release from prison and community-based rehabilitation programs. They would learn that ‘tough on crime’ legislation will have the opposite unintended effect, contrary to the interests of the people it was intended to protect—the victims! Learning that programs which address[...]
How to Obtain a Divorce in Canada for Non-Residents
Current Divorce Rules in Canada for Non-Residents Challenged by Couples wishing Gay Divorce In 2005, Canada passed laws which allowed for gay marriages in Canada. Gay couples from all over the world came to Canada to obtain a legal marriage. The problems arose when they returned to their home country and later decided they wanted to divorce. Since gay marriage and subsequently gay divorce was not recognized in their home country, their only option was to obtain a divorce in the country (Canada) which granted their marriage. The problem was, in order to obtain a divorce in Canada, you had[...]
Do I Need a Waiver for Obstruction of Justice?
Obstruction of Justice Question of the Day: Is Obstruction of Justice an Excludable Offence? I pled guilty to an obstruction charge today in hopes of a getting a discharge. I was not given the discharge, but a $500.00 fine instead. Will this affect my travel to the United States? I usually travel there 1 or 2 times a year. It was tried summarily. I was caught driving without insurance and gave an officer a false name. My lawyer figures we could appeal the sentence as he still figures I should have gotten a discharge. Not that having a criminal record[...]
Grounds of Inadmissibility: Spousal Assault
Is Spousal Assault an Excludable Offence to the United States? I have been processing waivers for over 25 years. It used to be that spousal assault was determined to be an excludable offence if one of the following conditions occurred: the offence was tried by indictment; or the person in question had 2 or more spousal assaults. When I refer to spousal assaults, I am referring to simple assault or common assault, which is currently section 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada (in prior years sections could have been different). This 'fact' was based upon a written internal memo[...]
