Question regarding IEC visa for Australian with driving infraction involving impairment

[Lelandj]

Hi there,

I'm Canadian and my partner is Australian. She's hoping to come here under the IEC working holiday visa in a couple of months.

6 years ago she blew over the limit in Australia, and was very luckily NOT criminally charged, but only given a driving citation.

Will this affect her ability to enter Canada and get a IEC working holiday visa? From what I can gather it seems it would only be an issue if she was CRIMINALLY charged with a DUI. Am I correct here?

Any help would be so so much appreciated!!!

 

[zardoz]

Hi there,

I'm Canadian and my partner is Australian. She's hoping to come here under the IEC working holiday visa in a couple of months.

6 years ago she blew over the limit in Australia, and was very luckily NOT criminally charged, but only given a driving citation.

Will this affect her ability to enter Canada and get a IEC working holiday visa? From what I can gather it seems it would only be an issue if she was CRIMINALLY charged with a DUI. Am I correct here?

Any help would be so so much appreciated!!!

From what I remember, you only need to have committed the offence outside Canada, not necessarily been criminally convicted of it, in order to be inadmissible.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...issibility/overcome-criminal-convictions.html

Under Canada’s immigration law, if you have committed or been convicted of a crime, you may not be allowed into Canada. In other words, you may be “criminally inadmissible.”

This includes both minor and serious crimes, such as:

• theft,
• assault,
• manslaughter,
• dangerous driving,
• driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and
• possession of or trafficking in drugs or controlled substances.

 

[Bs65]

Maybe look into getting a police certificate to see what shows up given would need one anyway

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...work-canada/iec/apply-work-permit.html#police