Pardons Canada Review – Remove DUI to be Safe to Travel
pardons.org In Canada, a DUI or Impaired Driving conviction is considered to be a criminal offence. Other similar driving convictions include Driving with Over 80 miligrams, Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle, Driving While Ability Impaired, Refusal to Provide a Breathe Sample are all considered criminal convictions. You will have been fingerprinted by the […]
How Long Does it Take to get a Pardon in Ontario?
A Pardon (now called a Record Suspension) allows you to be free of the stigma involved with having your past mistakes hinder your chances at an ordinary life. With a Record Suspension in Ontario, your convictions will not be revealed on a criminal record check. A Record Suspension does not erase a criminal record but […]
Pardons Canada Review – The Freedom to Remove a Criminal Record
pardons.org It can be a very traumatic experience to receive a criminal record and in many cases it is a first offence. Something happened in an extreme situation whether it was a fight, or a stolen property or any other number of reasons, the police were called and next thing you know you are being […]
Pardons Canada – Public Consultation to Amend Pardons Laws
Please click on the link below to respond to the government survey about possible changes to the pardons laws. In 2012 the Conservative Government made changes to the pardons laws that made it harder to get a pardon with higher fees and longer eligibility requirements. Summary offences were changed from a 3 year waiting period […]
Do I Have a Record If I’ve Been Charged but Not Convicted?
The average perception of a person’s legal reputation or record is usually pretty simple. Most people think that they only have to worry about a problem with their record if they are charged, tried and convicted of a criminal act. It’s true that for anyone with an actual criminal conviction, this does mean that there […]
Pardons Canada Review – Denied Entry to USA? Waiver is Required
pardons.org If you have been denied entry to the USA due to having an old criminal record or for overstaying your welcome in the USA then you will need a US Entry Waiver (I-194, I-192) to return to the USA. You may have traveled to the USA in the past with a criminal record and […]
Tips for Getting a Free Criminal Record Check In Canada
Running a criminal record check on someone should not be automatically construed as an act of mistrust or paranoia. There are plenty of good reasons why a criminal record check may be a good idea, and in some cases, it may even be a legal requirement, rather than a declaration of opinion that says “I […]
Reasons to Get a Criminal Record Check In Edmonton
For some, the province of Alberta has been easy to perceive as simply the “Texas of Canada,” thanks to cowboy culture being alive and well combined with the abundance of natural resources—especially oil—that turned the region from merely an agricultural economy to an industrial powerhouse. But even in these years when there are both political […]
Pardons Canada Review – Removing a Stayed Charge in Canada
pardons.org When you are charged with a criminal offence and you go to court, if its your first offence, the outcome in court can be that the criminal charge is stayed, peace bond, diversion, withdrawn, dismissed, or discharged. This results in a non-conviction. Many people believe that if their criminal charge was completed as a […]
Pardons Canada – American Travel to Canada with a Criminal Record
pardons.org Many American citizens are unaware that if they have a criminal record in the US they can be denied entry at the Canadian border. If you are denied entry at the Canadian border then you will need to apply for a waiver also know as a deemed rehabilitation to return to Canada to visit. […]
Pardons Canada – Pardons Canada in the News
pardons.org Pardons Canada has been helping people obtain pardons, record suspensions and US Entry Waivers for the past 25 years and are seen as the experts in the field of criminal record removals and US Entry Waivers. Oftentimes, Pardons Canada is asked by the media to comment on any news relating to pardons, record suspensions […]
Pardons Canada – US Border Security Tightens Rules on Canadians With Criminal Records
pardons.org Many people are unaware that if you have a criminal record or have been charged for a criminal offence you can get denied entry at the US border. The Americans do random criminal checks at each border and they continue to increase their dilligence in this regard. Even if the criminal offence was minor […]
Pardons Canada Review – Removing a Criminal Record To Be Safe for Travel to US
pardons.org Each month we receive many emails and thank you letters from people we have helped to remove a criminal record by way of pardon, record suspension, file destruction. The following letter comes from a person living in Edmonton who had a petty theft conviction from over 25 years ago. The person lived with this […]
Pardons Canada – 92% Increase in Criminal Background Check Requests
pardons.org According to a recent report, police have received an enormous increase in criminal background check requests over the past five years. These requests are coming mainly from employers and for volunteer and coaching purposes. People are shocked to find out that even though they were never convicted of a crime, the criminal background check […]
