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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 Often, once the case goes to court the charges are withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, absolute or conditional discharged.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…
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,…
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…
pardons.org A heated argument can lead to a police call which will lead to a criminal charge. It can happen in an instant and it happens often across the country much to the surprise of the people who are fighting, as in many cases the people involved never intended for the argument to escalate to…
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…
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…
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. …
pardons.org The Harper Government made some sweeping changes to the Pardons Rules in March 2012 under the Omnibus Crime Bill C-10. Since that time we have continued to help Canadians obtain Pardons in Canada under the stricter laws. Thankfully, the government is still giving pardons (now called record suspensions) which has the affect of removing…
pardons.org We receive many calls and emails from people who are surprised that their criminal record is still showing up on a criminal background check even though the charges were dropped. It is not uncommon that a person will be fingerprinted following an arrest of assault, or theft or uttering threats, and later the criminal…
pardons.org It is not uncommon to hear of a couple who gets into a heated argument and the police are called to the scene. Often, a person is charged for assault, or uttering threats immediately and they are sent to the police station to get fingerprinted. Once a person is fingerprinted by the police, even…
pardons.org Each day we help many people across the country to obtain a pardon or record suspension for an old criminal record. Often times the criminal record lingers in the psyche of the person long after the offence happened. The criminal record stays on file forever until a pardon is granted. Once the pardon is…
pardons.org It seems that every employer in the country is doing criminal background checks. No matter how old the conviction is or how seemingly insignificant it was in the past, you are not getting work if you have a criminal record. The question on almost every employment application is “Do you have a criminal record…
