Originally Posted by
dulciusexasperis
Yes, my mistake OSSYULYYZ, I was thinking outside of USA and the OP is from the USA.
Nevertheless, the requirement remains the same, no criminal convictions. The OP would have to deny having any convictions when going through Canadian Immigration in the airport. In other words, lie. Whether asked specifically or not doesn't matter. You are required to disclose convicitons, they are not required to specifically ask. There is no way around that. Did you know even George W. Bush had to get a waiver to enter Canada because he had a DUI in Maine in 1976!
With a single offense many years ago, the OP might have had a chance of being allowed to enter or get a waiver on the spot but with 2 offenses, there is a pattern of behaviour and no chance of being allowed to enter. No matter how people try to twist things around, that isn't going to change. The answer is to apply for a waiver but if there is not sufficient time to go through that process, then that's that. The OP has to deal with what is, not what she might wish was.
Sell the bookings recoup some costs, move on.
I never said anything about denying the convictions if asked about them. I said quite the opposite. To be completely honest about everything. CBSA can use discretion to allow those with criminal convictions in. When you are honest, the worst case scenario is that you are allowed to voluntarily withdraw an application to enter Canada and you return back to the US without having a removal or exclusion order on your record.