Thanks for the warm welcome. I've lived here almost 12 years though.
This is actually a hypothetical question for a FB 'friend' of mine.
There is not a warrant for his arrest. I'm positive of that because he's spent the last few years in jail on unrelated matters

He wants to hit the north to make money and then go back to Ontario and pay his debts, but there's no way he can make enough to quickly pay it off
in Ontario.
He's done some crap things in the past but is manning up and getting out of Dodge to turn his life around. I commend him for that.
Chin up folks. At least he's not coming from Vancouver.