Canada considers DUI a felony offense. My husband, who is 50yrs old, has DUI's on his record - one when he was 19 and another at age 21. (No, he's not an alcoholic-he was just young and stupid!). 2 yrs ago he tried to enter Canada for a fishing trip with his father and he was denied entry. There is a way to file for clearance and my husband did that. It involves a mountain of paperwork, fingerprinting, references, a $200.00 fee, and also a written essay about how you have been rehabilitated and that you have a strong standing in your community. It took over a year of waiting but he is now free to enter Canada. I am no longer married to a felon!No way would Chris have been allowed entry. And the show would not have had enough time to go through the paperwork process to get him cleared.
