Pardons Canada – Criminal Background Checks with RCMP Files Still Delayed
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 If you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge, even if the charge was absolute or conditional discharge, withdrawn, stayed or dismissed, then there will be a red flag.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Pardons Canada – Criminal Charges that are Withdrawn, Dismissed, Stayed, Conditional or Absolute Discharge Will Still Show Up on a Criminal Check
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 Many believe that if the criminal charge has been dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged, then the charges will go away and no one will see anything.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Pardons Canada – Delays in RCMP Reports Highlight Absolute, Conditional Discharge, Stayed, Withdrawn and Dismissed Criminal Charges
pardons.org We help hundreds of Canadians each week to remove old criminal records by way of a Canada Pardon. Part of the process in obtaining the Pardon is to obtain an RCMP file which highlights all the criminal convictions and charges for the applicant. An RCMP file, which is the file used by employers to […]
Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge
pardons.org Many people who get a conditional or absolute discharge believe that their criminal charge will disappear on its own. For the purposes of traveling to the US this is NOT correct. The Americans will still see the fact that you have been fingerprinted and they do not acknowledge the difference between a regular conviction […]
Pardons Canada – What is Conditional Sentencing in Canada?
pardons.org Many people who call us are confused about what a conditional sentence is and whether or not they are eligible for a Canada Pardon. Conditional sentencing became part of the Canadian justice system with the passage of Bill C-41 in 1995. Rather than focusing on incarceration, conditional sentencing is designed to keep some offenders […]
Pardons Canada – Are You Plagued by Mistakes You Made in the Past?
pardons.org Every day we assist people remove old criminal records by helping them get a Canada Pardon. Many are plagued with these past mistakes and suffer emotionally for years. Here is a letter from a client we recently helped to remove an old criminal record. “I made a mistake when I was younger and I […]
