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Manager

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I got a ticket of wrong parking (obstructing traffic from other side). Will this be considered a criminal act under the law of Canada?

Will it affect my background checks?
 

wxyz123

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Manager said:
I got a ticket of wrong parking (obstructing traffic from other side). Will this be considered a criminal act under the law of Canada?

Will it affect my background checks?
you were not arrrested by police and no fir against you so this is not a criminal offence
 

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A similar offence in California resulted a court citation to one of my friend who later have to pay the fine and attend a traffic class. However this being his first citation and a minor one was not recorded as a criminal history in his public file. He did not have any trouble in getting the Canadian PR.
 

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I got a ticket of wrong parking (obstructing traffic from other side). Will this be considered a criminal act under the law of Canada?

Will it affect my background checks?
This is not an issue. I'll be surprised if the officer himself has never received a traffic ticket :)
 

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Hi

Minor Driving offences ( speeding tickets /obstuction) unless serious ie convicted in a court of a DUI or involuntary manslaughter etc, are as ankit said not an issue.
Lib x
 

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Manager said:
I got a ticket of wrong parking (obstructing traffic from other side). Will this be considered a criminal act under the law of Canada?

Will it affect my background checks?
I don't think so. Don't worry about it.
 

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No worries. There are basically 2 types of laws: criminal and regulatory. Most driving laws are regulatory (very few, such as driving while impaired, are criminal in Canada). Parking violations are regulatory infractions, not criminal.
 

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Speeding, parking tickets are not a crime if you not arrested by Police.
I have 2 tickets for speeding (1 in California, 1 in Nerbaska), no problem at all.
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