Advise regarding conditional discharge for my PR application.

[amananu07]

Title: PNP PR Application Under Processing – Dangerous Driving Conditional Discharge and Criminal Inadmissibility Concerns


Hi everyone,


I am looking for advice from people who have experienced similar situations or have knowledge of Canadian immigration criminality assessments.


Here is my timeline:


Immigration timeline:

• June 2024: Received provincial nomination (PNP).
• July 2024: Received ITA through Express Entry.
• August 2024: Submitted my PR application.
• October 2024: Completed biometrics and submitted my police clearance certificate.

Criminal case:

• February 1, 2025: I was involved in a driving incident and initially charged with impaired driving.
• January 9, 2026: Following legal proceedings, I pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and received a conditional discharge.
• The sentence included three years of probation and a three-year driving prohibition.
• No jail sentence was imposed.

Current situation:

• The incident occurred after I submitted my PR application.
• My temporary status in Canada expired, and I subsequently left Canada, after consulting with my probabtion officer .
• I submitted a Record of Information(disposition )to IRCC ..
• My PR application is still under processing

My questions:

1. Does IRCC assess the underlying offence even though there is no conventional criminal conviction?
2. Since the incident occurred after submitting my PR application, how will IRCC assess it?
3. Has anyone successfully received PR while serving a conditional discharge or probation in Canada?

I would appreciate genuine experiences, especially from people who have dealt with similar situations or immigration lawyers familiar with criminal inadmissibility.


Thank you.

 

[siennasparrow42]

A conditional discharge still leaves IRCC plenty to look at, especially with probation still running. The post-application timing probably doesn't make it disappear from the assessment, unfortunately.

 

[canuck78]

Title: PNP PR Application Under Processing – Dangerous Driving Conditional Discharge and Criminal Inadmissibility Concerns


Hi everyone,


I am looking for advice from people who have experienced similar situations or have knowledge of Canadian immigration criminality assessments.


Here is my timeline:


Immigration timeline:

• June 2024: Received provincial nomination (PNP).
• July 2024: Received ITA through Express Entry.
• August 2024: Submitted my PR application.
• October 2024: Completed biometrics and submitted my police clearance certificate.

Criminal case:

• February 1, 2025: I was involved in a driving incident and initially charged with impaired driving.
• January 9, 2026: Following legal proceedings, I pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and received a conditional discharge.
• The sentence included three years of probation and a three-year driving prohibition.
• No jail sentence was imposed.

Current situation:

• The incident occurred after I submitted my PR application.
• My temporary status in Canada expired, and I subsequently left Canada, after consulting with my probabtion officer .
• I submitted a Record of Information(disposition )to IRCC ..
• My PR application is still under processing

My questions:

1. Does IRCC assess the underlying offence even though there is no conventional criminal conviction?
2. Since the incident occurred after submitting my PR application, how will IRCC assess it?
3. Has anyone successfully received PR while serving a conditional discharge or probation in Canada?

I would appreciate genuine experiences, especially from people who have dealt with similar situations or immigration lawyers familiar with criminal inadmissibility.


Thank you.

You must update IRCC about your charges and now the outcome of your case even if it happened after it happened after you submitted your PR application.

 

[amananu07]

You must update IRCC about your charges and now the outcome of your case even if it happened after it happened after you submitted your PR application.

I already did both when I got charged and when I got verdict !