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Navigating Employment with a Criminal Record

Practical Tips and Insights At Pardons Canada, we understand the challenges faced by Canadians with criminal records who are looking for work. A past mistake should not define your future opportunities or overshadow your qualifications. If you are navigating employment with a criminal record, we are here to help.  This blog will explore your legal […]

Getting Bonded with a Criminal Record

Understanding if you are bondable and the challenges and pathways to becoming bondable with a criminal record is crucial for personal and professional development. Learn how to improve your chances of getting bonded with a criminal record, the importance of being bondable, and how Canadians can navigate these challenges to secure employment and achieve their […]

The Importance of Record Suspension: Restore Your Reputation

A criminal record can be a significant barrier in your life, impacting everything from job prospects to travel opportunities. Record suspension, formerly known as a pardon, represents a chance to wipe the slate clean, allowing you to move forward without the weight of past mistakes holding you back. This blog post delves into the importance […]

Record Suspension & Getting a Job: Breaking Barriers

Have you been struggling with employment due to a Canadian criminal record? Learn how the relation between record suspensions and getting a job can make a difference in your search. We dive into the essentials—what record suspensions are and their critical relation to your place in the job market. Unlocking Opportunities with a Record Suspension […]

Can a Person with a Recent Criminal Offence Travel to the U.S.?

The ability to visit the United States whether for business, pleasure or family reasons is something that many Canadians take for granted, yet for those with a recent criminal offence on their record, this can quickly become complicated. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol can deny you entry to the U.S. if you have a Canadian […]

Pardons Canada: Does social assistance help with cost of Pardons?

Visitor: I need to get this conviction of assault off my record because I can’t get a job anywhere in Canada. I’ve tried for years now since this conviction. I’m on social assistance and I haven’t been able to succeed since this situation happened here. I really would rather go to America where I think […]

Job Hunting with a Criminal Record: Unlocking Opportunities

Each week we receive hundreds of emails and calls from people struggling with job hunting with a criminal record. Often people are not aware that they can get a pardon and once a pardon is granted the employer will not see anything. Pardons and Criminal Background Checks Since most employers in the country are now […]

Can I Get a Government Job With A Criminal Record?

There are plenty of careers with promise in Canada, and it’s both common and understandable for many Canadians to seek out professions that provide a mix of financial security and stability. One of the most secure careers that Canadians can get for themselves lies in the government sector. These are not easy jobs, but they […]

How Do I Clear My Criminal Record?

Life is all about making choices. Some of the choices we make are good, and some are bad, but in both cases, the choices we make can have a huge influence on the rest of our lives. And while everyone hopes to make influential good choices, sometimes the bad ones are what we deal with. […]

How To Clear A Police Record?

Getting arrested and convicted of a criminal offence can have long standing consequences in Canada. It can mean the difference between being offered a job because you are qualified and getting passed over because someone else has the same qualifications, but a clean record. It can mean you are able to adopt a child or […]

What Is Considered A Criminal Offence In Canada?

One of the biggest negative legacies people can create for themselves is the presence of a criminal record. When you have a criminal record in Canada, it can severely limit both your professional and even travel options. Employers have the legal right to reject an applicant if past criminal charges come up in a background […]

What Is The CPIC?

what is the cpic

We are often asked, what is the CPIC? People are often told during their youth that they need to behave themselves and don’t get into any kind of legal trouble, or else “it will end up on their permanent record.” To the majority of Canadians, this often feels like an idle threat to maintain good […]

Does A Pardon Clear Your Criminal Record?

Committing a criminal act is a serious offence, and in some cases, that act may have negative repercussions for some members of the public, such as injury, or even death. Because of that, a criminal conviction entails a serious penalty that must be paid. In some instances, probationary time is also required to carefully monitor […]

How Long Does A Conviction Stay On Your Criminal Record?

The majority of Canadians will never have to think about their professional lives and how that might be compromised by actions committed in their past. When someone goes in to apply for a job, things like the relationships they’ve been in, or the results of their athletic career in high school don’t affect their chances […]

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