Pardons Canada – US Border Security Tightens Rules on Canadians With Criminal Records
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – Travel to Canada with a US Criminal Record
Pardons Canada American travelers visiting Canada can get a shock at the border if they have a criminal record (even if it was a misdemeanor like a DUI), they can be denied entry to Canada. At Pardons Canada we receive numerous calls and emails each month from Americans who were denied entry to Canada due […]
Please Pardon, Pardons Canada Helping Impaired Drivers
Pardons Canada Everyone makes mistakes. Even our own organization which has been helping Canadians remove criminal records for the past twenty years is not immune from making a mistake. The Toronto Sun recently ran a full page article on Pardons Canada titled “Please Pardon, Pardons Canada”. The article highlights the fact that we accidentally sent […]
Pardons Canada – A DUI or Impaired Driving Charge Can Negatively Affect Job Opportunities
Pardons Canada Many of the people we help to get a pardon complain that they have had serious issues securing jobs or getting a promotion at work because of their criminal record. Once a pardon is granted, the criminal record is not available for public record, so that when employees run a criminal background check, […]
Pardons Canada – Bill C-23B Proposal for Changes to Pardon Legislation Being Debated This Month
Pardons Canada The Federal Government is currently proposing some significant changes to the Pardon legislation that could make it harder to get pardons and that is trying to eliminate the word “pardon” and replace it with “record suspension.” Pardons Canada is currently working closely with government officials at the committee level to oppose certain proposed […]
Pardons Canada – Removing a Criminal Charge that Was Stayed or Withdrawn
Pardons Canada A recent news article highlights the fact that over 40 percent of all criminal charges in Ontario are stayed or withdrawn. This compared to only 9 percent in Quebec. If you also include absolute or conditional discharge the numbers are even higher. Many people believe that if their criminal charge is stayed or […]
Pardons Canada – Helping Canadians Remove Criminal Records and Obtain US Entry Waivers Since 1991
Pardons Canada Every day we receive thank you letters from people that we have helped to obtain a pardon or US Entry Waiver (I-194). We feel so grateful that we live in a country that gives its citizens a second chance in life. Especially because most employers and volunteer organizations are running criminal background checks […]
Pardons Canada – Americans Denied Entry to Canada due to Criminal Record
Pardons Canada A recent article was written about how the Canadian airlines resent having to shoulder the fee of returning passengers coming to Canada who have a criminal record. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/25/airlines-resent-paying-tab-to-return-passengers-rejected-by-canada_n_8645152.html If you are an American traveler with a criminal record and wish to enter Canada you will need to obtain a special clearance known as […]
Pardons Canada – Traveling to the US once a Pardon is Granted
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – “Having a criminal record denied me the simple right to travel to the US to take my kids to Disney”
Pardons Canada If you have a criminal record, no matter how small the charge, the US government has the right to deny you entry to the US. Even if your criminal charges were dismissed, stayed, withdrawn or absolute and conditionally discharged, you may still be denied entry. Its interesting that many people who call us […]
Pardons Canada – Immigrants who are charged with domestic assault can be a result of different cultures
Pardons Canada We help many people each week obtain a 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 – The Shame of Having a DUI or Impaired Driving Conviction
Pardons Canada Many people who have been arrested for DUI (impaired driving) feel shame for making such a poor judgement and they suffer the consequences of having a criminal record both financially and emotionally. Each day we receive emails and calls from people who wish to obtain a pardon for their criminal record so that […]
Pardons Canada – Lifting a Dark Cloud with a Pardon
Pardons Canada Each day we recieve thank you letters from people we have helped to obtain a pardon. Often the experience of having a criminal record is very unsettling both emotionally and financially. Many employers are not hiring people with a criminal record and the Americans are denying entry to people who have a criminal […]
Pardons Canada – Once A Pardon/Record Suspension is Granted there is Freedom
Pardons Canada We often receive thank you letters from clients we have helped to obtain a Pardon or US Entry Waiver and they express their relief of the burden of having a criminal record being lifted. Here is a thank you letter from a person we recently helped to obtain a pardon and Record Suspension: […]
Pardons Canada – If you have a Pardon, be careful when crossing the US Border
Pardons Canada We help Canadians each day to obtain Canada Pardons in order to clear up old criminal charges so that they will be safe for work and travel purposes. Below is a real life experience of someone crossing the border with a pardon but still ran into issues at the US Border: “A short […]
