Drinking tickets and permanent residence

[Conch69]

Hi all,

I've been living in Canada for six years now, four of them spent in university, and I'm now working full time in a skilled position. In February, I will have the one year of full-time work required of international students that graduated from a Canadian university.

Recently I received two tickets for drinking in public. These were my first citations from the police that I've received. While paying them isn't a problem, I'm concerned that they will negatively affect my chances of immigrating to Canada as a permanent resident via the Canadian Experience Class.

Does anyone know anything about the selection process and whether or not these tickets will be a factor? Should I contact a lawyer? Contest the tickets?

Thanks for reading. Any input would be appreciated.

 

[CIC_is_slow]

if it is only tickets and as long as they did not create you a police case in their database, I think you are good to go.

 

[Johnny31]

If it's just a fine, then it's treated like a parking ticket and it will not show up on any police background checks. It only shows up on your records if you were convicted in court by a judge

 

[ujbaby]

If it's just a fine, then it's treated like a parking ticket and it will not show up on any police background checks. It only shows up on your records if you were aconvicted in court by a judge

agree +++

 

[Johnny31]

agree +++

I know this because I've had my share of fines from drinking in public while I was at UBC and it's not on my record.....lol