What chances do I have of getting in Canada?

[hutchbeast]

Hi all,

I've been looking into the idea of moving to Canada but I have a couple of questions first:

What chances do I have of getting into Canada? I'm 27, have a UK university degree, 3 years solid job experience within logistical supply chain (planning). When I was 20 I got arrested by the police for a drunk & disorderly incident although this turned into a 5 year bind-over and I believe it is no longer on my records as the 5 years have now passed.

Also, is it better to look for a job to stay temporarily i.e. 1-2 years or are Canadian employers generally looking for people who will stay a few years as a minimum?

Thanks in advance

 

[rupeshhari]

i think there is a process to obtain pardon as well. i dont know if you require that or not. just throwing it in so you could look at all options that maybe availiable.

 

[oicur0t]

I believe officially, being bound over is not a full conviction, so it should not be too bad. Also take into account that the police should not keeps records after the stated time, but often this is the last thing in the list of things to do so things on your record will 'hang around'.

 

[john5655]

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but...

police records serve different purposes

if, for example the OP is convicted of another offence, the prosection may not be able to introduce evidence of the previous wrongdoing if it is regarded as a 'spent' conviction

however, these records are not "destroyed" and can be used officially for security checks of the kind carried out during immigration, and countries share this information with each other

the OP should check out the subject of rehabilitation at the CIC website (or just do a search for it on this forum - there's some other posts on DUI convictions)