This question has been asked and answered on here so many time...I can't count that high. In fact, one thread down from this is the same question you're asking.Canada does not recognize time served, probation and dismissing of charges. If you have a criminal record of any kind, you will be denied entry into Canada. The time elapsed between your conviction or whatever, really doesn't have anything to do with it. At the border, when asked if you have a criminal record and you say yes or no and they check, it's up to the sole discretion of the border services guard whether to let you enter Canada or not...not how long it's been or what the crime was. Like I said before, if you do get lucky enough to get across the border and you are stopped by any police force in Canada or a Conservation Officer, and they find that criminal record, without a pardon from the Canadian government, you can and most probably will be arrested and locked up ina Canadian jail. Even if it's a 20 year old crime. My advise would be the same as I've told everyone else. Contact Border Services and get a clearance before you come up. Or you risk going to jail in Canada.

Both the US and Canadian governments are flexing their muscles right now. I have a customer from Cincinnati, Ohio who is sitting in the Don Valley jail because he got stopped for speeding on the 407 and had a conviction that was 9 years old for a B & E. It's going to cost him some money for a lawyer to get home. We had 3 people from Indiana up here bear hunting last year, but not at my place, who had an uncased firearm after dark when they were stopped by the CO's during a routine check. They found they had been charged with poaching in Indiana. And as a result of that they lost their guns, their quad, paid $10,000.00 in lawyer fees and an $8,000.00 fine each.

Like I said above, the best thing for you to do is contact Border Services and get a clearance "in writing" and bring it with you. That way you have no problems. Other wise you're risking a lot.