canadian working holiday program f

[mattybiggs]

hey guys,

im applying for a WHP to canada and im nervous about what my result will return when they process my application.
m concern lies with my convictions, about 4 years ago i was a silly boy and did silly things, i was caught trespassing and i evaded the police in the same incident. ( stupid i know) however when i went to court i was fined $600 and conviction was recorded, 8 months prior to that i was caught driving on a suspended licence while unneccisarily making excessive noise/smoke and disqualified for 6 months, went to court and fined $800.
if i lodge an application do you think they will turn me down, and class me as inadmissible.
since then i have kept clean with only the occaisional low level speeding fine.
i dont want to be banned from visiting, because my girlfriend is from there and i need to be with her when she goes back.
please any info or advice would be greatly appreciated

matt

 

[ric_melb]

I assume you have looked at the official Canadian Government site re WHP.
It is fairly clear as to offences that determine admissibility.
You may have some difficulty, given what you have disclosed here.
However I am not expert in such matters.

 

[mattybiggs]

I have indeed looked at it, intensely. Ive looked through legislations and been through alot of information, I was kinda hoping that someone like me has a success story or just something to put my mind at ease

 

[Maca44]

You mentioned trespass, avading the police and traffic matters, but these are not indictable offences and might be considered differently by Canadian immigration compared to the USA.

 

[rechoboam]

I would get hold of a very good Canadian lawyer ASAP, does your girlfriend know about this and if she is cool with it does she have knowledge of an appropriate immigration lawyer.

 

[mattybiggs]

Thanks for all the input do far. She does know about it, and she is helping as much as she can. I might seek advice from an immigration lawyer for some info

 

[dfcatch]

Best advice is that offences are only considered offences for Canadian immigration purposes if "they would have been offences had they been committed in Canada".

A good example is a DUI for .05-.079 range. As Canada has a BAC limit of .08, if your conviction is only say, for .06 - then it would not be an offence in Canada and wouldn't count against you.

In your situation - the lawyer is the best advice as Canadian Immigration will simply point you to the information which you have already found.