Pardons Canada Many people who are charged with a criminal record are embarassed and ashamed of their behaviour. Often it is their first offence and they are remorseful for their actions. Some criminal charges like “assault with a weapon” can sound a lot worse than what really happened. The immediate assumption is that the weapon is a gun, but often
Pardons Canada Many people who have been charged with a conditional or absolute discharge whether it was for theft, assault, pot possession or other criminal offences, believe that their criminal record is automatically removed over a period of time. THIS IS WRONG We get countless phone calls from people who are shocked that their criminal record still shows up when
Pardons Canada If you have been charged with a DUI or Impaired Driving you have likely suffered a lot of negative consequences in your life. Every day we help people get a pardon so that they can remove a criminal charge like a DUI so that they can move forward with their life in a positive way. Here is a
Pardons Canada There are many reasons why people need to get their criminal record removed with a pardon. The most common reasons are for job or immigration purposes, but more and more we are hearing of people not being able to get a volunteer position because of an old criminal record. Even if your criminal charges have been dismissed, withdrawn,
Pardons Canada There are many people who have committed a criminal offence in Canada who no longer live in Canada but would like to return to Canada to see family, friends or for work purposes. In fact, if you have been deported from Canada and you have a criminal charge, you need to get a Pardon in order to return
Pardons Canada Many of the people we help to get a pardon complain that they have had serious issues securing jobs or getting a promotion at work because of their criminal record. Once a pardon is granted, the criminal record is not available for public record, so that when employees run a criminal background check, they will not see the
Pardons Canada Many people tell us when they call for a Pardon to remove an old criminal record that they have been procrastinating doing this for a long time. No doubt it is an embarasing situation and sometimes very emotional to bring up the past. However, it is necessary to begin the process of removing your criminal record as soon
Pardons Canada Every day we receive letters of appreciation from people we have helped to get a pardon which effectively removes criminal records from public record. Even if the criminal charge has been stayed, dismissed, withdrawn, acquitted, absolute or conditional discharge, a file destruction is necessary to remove these charges from public record. Often the label of being a “criminal”
Pardons Canada Every day we get calls from Canadians who have been turned away at the US border because of a criminal record. Often these people are surprised because they did not realize an old criminal record would show up. Since June 1st, the Americans are requiring every Canadian to have a passport to cross the US border and they
Pardons Canada When it comes to getting a pardon, many people are shy or embarassed about bringing up the past. Especially since it has to do with a very negative time in their lives. The process of getting your criminal record removed with a pardon does not have to be overwhelming. Our counsellors are trained to help anyone who calls
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