Pardons Canada: How to Remove a Theft Over $5000 offence
Visitor: I am writing you in regards to getting a pardon. I have commited a crime that I am not proud of this was at a time of my life when there was a lot going on and i was under influence of alcohol. I was apprehended in march of 2012 and plead guilty sept […]
Pardons Canada: Does one pardon remove all offences?
Visitor: So my story is that I was an addict about 12 years ago. I was arrested probably close to 50 times that year. The last time I was arrested, I was able to get into the Calgary drug treatment court program. I spent almost 2 years in the program and graduated. My grad date […]
Pardons Canada: How can I remove ALL of my charges?
Visitor: My ex wife had left me and brought our newborn to her home town and didn’t say anything to me about it until after it was done. So naturally my only option was to move to the middle of nowhere to be close to my daughter which led to a gambling addiction and I […]
Pardons Canada: Removing An Arrest Record?
Visitor: I’m looking to have an arrest record destroyed. Long story shot, I was charged with theft for passing the cash register in a grocery store…..however I was just going to get an item located between the doors. I’m completely innocent thus was not theft…..nonetheless I was charged. The police officer said he believed me but had to […]
Pardons Canada: Will shoplifting affect immigration status?
Visitor: When I was 19 I tried to steal lipgloss worth less then 16 dollars. I didn’t leave the building just exsited the store I was in. Anyways I immediately handed the lipgloss over to the officer as he approached me. I was questioned not arrested. I dont know if there were any charges. I […]
Pardons Canada: Can I get a pardon for a theft and stolen property offence?
Visitor: I have had my fingerprints taken by police once I believe. In Penticton British Columbia. My very first arrest was in Kelowna British Columbia and they may have been taken there too. My charges include theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, I had a theft under 5,000$ and obstructing a police […]
Pardons Canada: Theft under conditional discharge can I travel to the USA?
Visitor: I had a small theft under $250 charge when I was 16, to which the judge granted a “conditional discharge”, which involved community service hours and weekly visits with a probation officer. As this is almost 40 years ago now, to my best recollection I met all requirements for the discharge and to the […]
Pardons Canada: Removing a Canadian Criminal Record from outside of Canada
Visitor: Now, I am determined to remove my criminal record from way back in 2007. The years had passed and I let it sit there without doing anything to clear my records. One thing that really upset and make me terribly sad,and i have hard time moving on my life. I had felt the baggage […]
Pardons Canada: Old break and enter offence but unpaid fine. Can I get a pardon?
Visitor: I’m a 37 year old graduate student (UBC/English) hoping to volunteer with the vulnerable sector. My problem: a lingering criminal record from a break and enter that occurred when I was 18. Though this should seem like an uncomplicated pardon, it is not. After my conviction, I did not complete my community service or […]
Pardons Canada: One Pardon Will Remove All Offences
Visitor: I can’t really remember but I think maybe 10 times I have been fingerprinted by the police, last time was around January 2007 and I believe and that one was withdrawn after I completed a diversion program. All of the offences were in Calgary, Alberta. Nothing at all since 2007. There were theft […]
Pardons Canada: Youth offence for Theft, how long does it stay on record?
Visitor: I committed a theft back in March 10th, 2014 as a minor, now I am 18. I regret my past actions because I was still young at the time. What I did, I will learn from my mistakes. My parents paid a fine for the theft offence and I don’t know if I still have […]
Pardons Canada: Getting a Job with a theft offence
Pardons Canada Visitor: I worked 25 years at Sheraton on the falls and worked my way up to supervisor. 3 years ago I had to stop working to assist my husband. He passed away 6 months ago and I’m trying to adjust with pensions. I’ve put in applications to the point of actually getting interviews […]
Pardons Canada: How Long To Wait for Pardon for a Theft Under
Visitor: I am just wondering. I have a criminal record that is really bothering me. My brother lives in Florida and I’m too “scared” to try and cross the border to see him just inc ase I get flagged in their system or worse getting denied entry to the US. My last charge was I believe […]
Pardons Canada: Confessions of a Shoplifting Spree and How to Get a Pardon
Visitor: Here is my a little bit of background. I was on student permit in Canada for about 7 years. I never had a criminal record but I got into a depression in 2017 and started using drugs. In 2017 I was caught with two grams of meth amphetamine and charged with possession. I didn’t get […]
Pardons Canada: Denied Entry at the US Border for a 30 Year Old Offence
Well as recently as this year, myself and family were crossing at the Niagara border and I was stopped and denied entry for a charge (theft) that happened 31 years ago. I have never been in trouble with the law since and am a home owner, have multiple credit cards and a line of credit […]
