pardons.org Most employers in Canada are now doing criminal checks on new employees as well as existing employees in some situations. As a result there has been a huge increase in demand for criminal checks with the RCMP. If you have a criminal charge that was stayed, dismissed, withdrawn, absolute or conditional discharge, then a…
pardons.org We receive hundreds of calls each week from Canadians who are shocked that they have been refused entry to the US because of a criminal conviction that is decades old. Even if they have gone back and forth to the US hundreds of times in the past, it just takes one customs office to…
pardons.org Many people believe that if they have received a conditional or absolute discharge for a criminal offence, then the charges will eventually “disappear” and they will never have to worry about it again in the future. This is WRONG, and we hear about it every day how criminal background checks for employment and travel…
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 If you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge, even if the charge was absolute or conditional discharge, withdrawn, stayed or dismissed, then there will be a red flag.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.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 Many believe that if the criminal charge has been dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged, then the charges will go away and no one will see anything.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.org Each day we recieve many calls from Canadians who have been refused entry to the US for old criminal charges. Sometimes even the smallest charge (theft under) can be used as a reason to turn the person away at the US Border. Even if you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge but the…
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.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.org We receive a lot of calls from people who have been denied a NEXUS card because they have been fingerprinted in the past for a criminal charge. If your charge was dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, conditional or absolute discharged, the Americans WILL still see that you have been fingerprinted and in most cases will deny…
pardons.org We have recieved numerous calls from people who were in shock that a Peace Bond was showing up in a criminal check conducted by an employer or US Customs officer. If you have been fingerprinted for an assault or uttering threats charge, and the charges were later stayed, dismissed, withdrawn, peace bond, absolute or…
pardons.org One of the key steps in obtaining a Canada Pardon is to get a copy of your fingerprints and to obtain an RCMP file. Since most employers are now running criminal background checks for employment purposes, there has been an increased demand in fingerprints and RCMP files. Even if your criminal charges were withdrawn,…
pardons.org We receive many calls and emails each day from people who have an old criminal record that has unexpectedly come back to haunt them. Usually its an employer running a criminal background check, or its the American customs officer doing a routine criminal check. The consequences for having a criminal record can mean loss…
pardons.org We are getting more and more inquiries recently from Canadians being turned away at the US border because of an old criminal record. It is true that the Americans don’t recognize a Canada Pardon, so if you bring it their attention that you have a Pardon they will not care and still refuse you…
pardons.org We are getting more calls and emails from people who are being questioned at the US Border whether they have ever been arrested by the police. You must be very careful in answering these questions as you risk being turned away at the US border. Once you have been denied entry to the US,…
pardons.org Assault is among the most common criminal charge in Canada. Often times it occurs when a fight has gotten out of hand and the police are called to the scene. In many cases, the person who called the police did so in the heat of the moment and did not wish to lay charges. …
