All information pertaining to convictions will be taken out of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and may not be disclosed without permission from the Minister of Public Safety Canada. This applies only to records kept within federal departments and agencies. However, many of the provincial and municipal law enforcement agencies cooperate by restricting access to their records once notified
No, these are not part of the Pardon. If you want to remove the above you must contact either your local police, probation officer, courts, etc to ask how to do this once your Pardon is granted.
Fax or email to Pardons Canada a copy of the letter you received. We will review the letter and your file and contact you to go over the next step.
If the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) proposes to deny your Pardon they will do so in writing and give you 60 days to provide written representation addressing the proposal (Pardons Canada will assist you in this process). The PBC will take your representation into account and the board will make a decision based on the recommendations of the pardon
Contact Pardons Canada as soon as you receive the letter. Fax or email a copy of the letter you received. We will review the letter and your file and contact you to go over the next step.
The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) requires you to be of good conduct in addition to being eligible for the pardon according to the law governing eligibility requirements. Good conduct can consist of many different things and includes, but is not limited to: the absence of highway traffic fines, fine in arrears for child support payments, new charges or encounters
Approximate timelines are outlined on the back of your payment receipt. Please be aware that files have several stages of processing and a number of documents that need to be gathered from different government agencies. Pardons Canada has complex monitoring systems for tracking expected documents to ensure the processing runs efficiently. Once your application is complete and you meet eligibility
If your file is within the timelines indicated on the back of your invoice and you have not heard from us, then your file is progressing well. You will only hear from us if we need further information from you or when your Pardon has been granted.
Pardons Canada 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 to which a pardon
Pardons Canada There was a recent article reported on the CBC about a man who won an all expenses paid trip to the Superbowl He was shocked to be denied entry to the US because of a pot possession conviction from 1981. Even a small criminal charge dating back decades will get in the way of US travel. Its important
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