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Pardons Canada – No Criminal Conviction and Still Refused Entry at US Border

pardons.org The Americans are getting even more strict at the US border if you have ever been charged or convicted of a criminal offence. Even if the charge is withdrawn, dismissed, peace bond, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged, its important to get a file destruction to remove the prints, photos, court and police records so that the Americans will not

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Pardons Canada – Declined for Job Because of Peace Bond

pardons.org We receive many calls and emails from people who are in shock that their criminal charge showed up in a criminal check.  They are surprised because in many cases the charge was withdrawn, stayed, dismissed, peace bond, absolute or conditionally discharged, yet it still showed up when the criminal check was done. If you have been fingerprinted for a

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Pardons Canada – How a Peace Bond Can Interfere with Employment

pardons.org Assault is the most common criminal charge in Canada.  Often, once the case goes to court the charges are withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, absolute or conditional discharged. In many cases, a full conviction is given and it can be considered a summary or indictable offence depending on the severity of the situation. Many people who are charged with assault,

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Pardons Canada – A Criminal Record Will Interfere with Citizenship

pardons.org There are many people living in Canada who do not yet have their Canadian Citizenship.  Many have landed or permanent residence papers and are in the process of getting their citizenship which takes time. If you are charged with a criminal offence or even fingerprinted by the police and the charge was later dismissed, stayed, peace bond, absolute or

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Pardons Canada – Beware of Online Pardon Agency Scammers

pardons.org Every year we hear of another Pardons agency that has gone out of business, leaving hundreds of applicants stranded. We have recently received many calls and emails from distressed customers of Express Pardons who recently shut its doors.  This is a particularly disturbing situation because Express Pardons spent tens of thousands of dollars on marketing and advertising for the

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Pardons Canada – Record Suspensions for 80,000 Impaired Driving Charges in Canada

pardons.org Each year the government provides crime rate statistics and the latest statistics for 2012 are now available. The government is boasting a drop in the crime rate but the number of criminal incidents in Canada is still approximately 2,000,000.  This amount of incidents has been around the two million mark since the 1970’s when the government began gathering statistics

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Pardons Canada – Obtaining a Record Suspension Can Be Complicated

pardons.org There are many steps that are required to process a pardon/record suspension and it can often be complicated. Since the Harper government changed the pardons laws in March 2012 under Bill C10, there are more hurdles to cross before the pardon/record suspension is granted. The demand for pardons has increased dramatically since every employer in the country is now

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Pardons Canada – Backlog for Pardons Causing Delays

pardons.org Ever since the Federal Government changed the laws governing Pardons in Canada under Bill C-10, there has been a backlog of applications that have yet to be processed. This delay is unfortunate because most people who are applying for Pardons or Record Suspensions are in need of the Pardon for employment or travel purposes.  In many cases, until the

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Will the U.S. be able to see my record once I get my Waiver?

If you have ever been refused entry at the U.S. border because of your criminal record, it means that the U.S. authorities have retained a copy of your criminal record. Unfortunately, U.S. Immigration does not recognize a subsequent Canada Pardon. The U.S. government will never erase or seal such records. Consequently, you will always require a U.S. Entry Waiver to

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