Pardons Canada – Canada’s Crime Rate Falls in 2009

pardons.org Each year Statistics Canada comes out with information regarding crime in Canada.  In 2009, there were over 2.1 Million crime related reports to the police.  This does not mean that 2.1 Million people got into trouble with the police. The top three convictions were Impaired Driving or DUI, Assault and Theft Under 5000. Many…

Pardons Canada – Traveling to the US once a Pardon is Granted

pardons.org If you have a criminal record in Canada, you can be denied entry to the US.  Even if the criminal charges have been withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, conditional or absolute discharged, you may be questioned at the US border and denied entry. If you are denied entry to the US you will require a I-192…

Pardons Canada – Having a passport does NOT mean you can enter the US with a criminal record

pardons.org Many people call us in shock that they have been turned away at the US Border because of an old criminal record.  They were under the false assumption that because they have a valid Canadian Passport, that they have been pre-cleared to go to the US. This is obviously WRONG.  Yet hundreds of people…

Pardons Canada – US Customs Are Getting Even More Strict About Crossing US Border with a Criminal Record

pardons.org It seems like the US Department of Homeland Security is getting even more strict at the US border than ever before. We are receiving hundreds of calls and emails from people being questioned at the US border if they have ever been charged with a criminal offence. The question is tricky because if you…

Pardons Canada – Immigrants who are charged with domestic assault can be a result of different cultures

pardons.org We help many people each week obtain a Canada Pardon for domestic assault.  Often the assault charge is a result of a heated dispute to which the police were called to the scene.  In many cases, the charges are later withdrawn, stayed, dismissed, peace bond, absolute or conditionally discharged. In all these situations, even…

Pardons Canada – Criminal charges that have been dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, conditional or absolute discharge is now affecting US border crossing

pardons.org US border crossing with ANY form of criminal charges has become a lot more difficult. We are being inundated with calls and emails from people who are getting turned away at the US Border even for criminal charges that have been withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged. Here is an email we received…

Pardons Canada – US border security crackdown continues to impact travellers with a criminal record

pardons.org The Americans are getting even stricter at the US border as we are receiving a flood of calls from people being turned away at the US border because of old criminal charges.  Even if the criminal charges were dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, conditional or absolute discharge, it is raising red flags at the border. A…