Entering Canada with prior misdemeanor adjudication witihhel

[flybob63]

My wife and I are planning to leave Fl next week on a bucket list RV trip we have planned for a long time, heading for Alaska. I recently found out that people with a prior misdemeanor arrest maybe denied entry at the border. My wife had a very minor incident a few months ago. She was a waitress and sold alcohol to a 19 or 20 year old during a time the restaurant was very busy. She thought they were 24-25 and just did't take time to check.

She was issued a notice to appear, technically a 2nd degree misdemeanor here in FL. She got adjudication withheld and just had to pay a fine with no jail, no probation, etc. She is 49 years old and other than this has never even had a traffic ticket in her life.

Is this going to be enough for Canada to deny us entry to drive through?

Please tell me this will not be an issue.

[2oldman]

Google: enter canada misdemeanor

[darsben]

take the Alaska Ferry from Washington State and there is no need to enter Canada

[flybob63]

I just checked the Canada Law and their drinking age is 19 in every province I found. The person she sold to was a police academy recruit at the academy I used to teach at years ago. So i wonder if the fact that the person was legal age to drink in Canada would make a difference? Been trying to find a phone number to call Canada but have had no success in that regard at all.

[vic46]

double

[BuckBarker]

Greetings neighbor! Yes, your bride's record could keep her from crossing the border.

[vic46]

Have a look at the Canada Border Service Agency web site. The info should be there. The question however is whether you can unsnarl a government web site? Doesn't sound to me like it would be an issue but, I am surely not any sort of authority on the subject.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html/

Did a little reading. Not likely an issue however, you should pursue a "record suspension" with the Florida authorities. This appears to remove the record. The infraction is minor, at the worst. It is interesting, that same set of circumstances in Alberta would result is some sort of "punishment" to the establishment. Also a conversation with the CBSA.