i'm not an expert in canadian law or law for that matter.
here's my guess:
if u r not charged in a court of law (that is, appear in a court and have the charges read to you in the presence of a judge), u should not have any police criminal record.
also, civil offense is different from criminal offense and will not lead to a police criminal record.
however, shoplifting should be a criminal offense.
if u have some money and want to have peace of mind, go consult a lawyer.
it probably won't cost you more than a couple of hundreds.
be law-abiding next time. also be careful.
i'm always very careful when i go shopping -- sometimes, it is possible to walk out without paying if you are absent-minded -- but the police won't accept this as an excuse -- so i am always extra-cautious -- anyway these days i try to buy everything online.
Hi
Right now im working in canada in IT Industry on temporary worker from Indian Company . Recently i applied for Federal Skilled Immigration within canada . But still now i didnt get the first level approval letter .
Last night one big mistake happen with me . I went to food store to buy groceries and i opened the plan cronsissent bakery box and i ate one piece . But i didnt paied for that box. I took another new bakery box and paid for it .
The security guy catched me and called to police for not paying & eating from the opened plain crosissent bakery box . The police charged me saying that i need to write a letter to store manager for apology and paid the opened box .
I requested alot to police saying that recently i applied for immigration , it ill affect my carrier . I requested to her dont make a note in my criminal records. Because it ill affect to my immigration .
Now i dont know whether she will note down this incident in their police records and will it afffect to my immigration .
So please let me know any one who knows the canadian law whether this incident will affect to my immigration .
It is urgent and im very tense about this one .
Regards
rohit