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pardons.org We receive hundreds of calls each week from Canadians who are shocked that they have been refused entry to the US because of a criminal conviction that is decades old. Even if they have gone back and forth to the US hundreds of times in the past, it just takes one customs office to…
pardons.org There has recently been a lot of media attention on pardons in Canada mainly because the Tory government is proposing to change the rules of pardons and increase the fees through a proposed Bill C23. We are against the changes because Bill C23 will make it more difficult and expensive for people to obtain…
pardons.org When you think of a criminal record one usually thinks about serious crimes and the men who perpetrate the crimes. Interestingly one of the most common crimes in Canada is Impaired Driving, also known as DUI or DWI or Driving over 80mg. Many people are not aware of the negative implications of having a…
pardons.org We have been helping people obtain Pardons in Canada for 20 years and each day we hear stories about how people have rehabilitated from their criminal past. They call us because even though the criminal offence happened many years in the past, the criminal offence is still haunting them. Having a criminal record will…
pardons.org Many people believe that if they have received a conditional or absolute discharge for a criminal offence, then the charges will eventually “disappear” and they will never have to worry about it again in the future. This is WRONG, and we hear about it every day how criminal background checks for employment and travel…
pardons.org These days it seems every employer in the country is conducting criminal checks. If you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge, even if the charge was absolute or conditional discharge, withdrawn, stayed or dismissed, then there will be a red flag. Once a red flag is there, the employer usually requires an RCMP…
pardons.org In certain cases, a first time offence will result in a Diversion conviction. Many people believe that by getting a diversion, there will be no implications down the road. The issue is that if the person was fingerprinted and photographed and this information may remain in the system and get in the way when…
pardons.org We recieve hundreds of calls each day from people who have been rejected from a job because they have an old criminal charge. Many believe that if the criminal charge has been dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged, then the charges will go away and no one will see anything. This assumption is…
pardons.org It seems we are not the only ones disappointed with the Tories proposed quadrupling the fee to approve Pardons. The following article highlights recent discussion in the legislature that shows how the opposition parties are opposed by the steep rise in fees. OTTAWA – The federal government wants to quadruple the cost of seeking…
pardons.org In an effort to be “tough on crime” the Tories are proposing changes to the Pardons legislation that could make it more expensive to obtain a Canada Pardon and more difficult to obtain one. Bill C23 B is the bill being proposed in the legislature. The reason many people wish to obtain a Canada…
pardons.org Each day we recieve many calls from Canadians who have been refused entry to the US for old criminal charges. Sometimes even the smallest charge (theft under) can be used as a reason to turn the person away at the US Border. Even if you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge but the…
pardons.org We often receive emails or phone calls from people who have recently discovered that their old criminal conviction has come back to haunt them. It usually occurs when someone is applying for a new job, trying to get a promotion or traveling to the US. The person with the old criminal record is in…
