The deal is this - as far as I can tell. I travel through Canada a lot - from New York and Vermont - to northern Michigan. In 40 years, I've never had a problem - but . . . Canada now has full access to U.S. arrest records dating back to the 1960s. If they decide to spend 30 seconds checking your record - and find either - two or more of any arrests - or even one offense related to drinking and driving - you won't be allowed to pass. It need not be a conviction - just a record of arrest. A friend of mine got turned back this year when on route to his annual moose-hunting trip. He's done it for 30 years - but this time - they found a drinking and driving arrest from 1969 and turned him back. So - I called the Canadian Consulate - and the border patrol. I gave them my name and date of birth - and in a few seconds - I was told I am NO longer allowed to cross. They might not check me if I try - but if they DO check - I'll be turned back. Canada requires me now - to basically buy a pass from them. Takes some time, paperwork, and some money.
Just for reference here - I've never been arrested for any drinking and driving. Just several high-speed car chases and a few bar fights in the late 1960s and early 1970s. My record since 1971 is perfectly clean - but I cannot pass into Canada anymore until I do the new paperwork and buy permission from them.
Seems OK to me, it's their country, not mine. Seems fair that I should have to prove myself - instead of them doing the work. But. . . it was a lot easier before all this 9/11 stuff.
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