Why hijack this thread with an unrelated topic? Better to start your own.
It's luck of the draw - you might get lucky or you might not. The RIGHT thing to do is determine if a misdemeanor charge even makes you criminally inadmissible. If it does, apply for rehabilitation and/or a TRP. The charge is yours regardless of where it occurred (and they DO match things with your name and DOB).
Regardless of which passport you seek to enter Canada with you are required to provide information about any criminal convictions.
There has been a recent shift in processing less serious criminal convictions in Canada and you might be offered the opportunity to obtain a TRP in order to overcome an inadmissibility if there is one.
Do not believe that because a conviction may not show up that you are not inadmissible, especially if you already state that you have a conviction. This will have to be assessed to determine if the conviction equates to one in Canada. If the information is not presented and later found out you could be ordered out of Canada as a result of misrepresentation or even charged with this and face jail time or a fine.
Any criminal conviction can result in inadmissibility. what may be a less serious conviction in some countries could be considered serious in Canada or could be tried either as summary or indictable. In those cases regardless of how it was tried it would be treated for immigration purposes as the more serious.
Also ther are crimes in some countries that are not in Canada. It is more likely to harm you not being truthful in cases of charges or convictions than not.
