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Pardons Canada Review – The Long Road Back from a DUI Conviction

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Pardons Canada We are always touched when we receive thank you letters from people we have helped to obtain a pardon/record suspension. In so many cases, the circumstances that led to the crime were a mixture of poor decisions and difficult work or living environments.  Often, the person is able to change their life around […]

Pardons Canada – Record Suspension for Impaired Driving

Pardons Canada Among the most common convictions in Canada is Driving While Ability Impaired, also known as DUI, DWI, more than 80 mgs of alcohol.  There are over 80,000 convictions across the country for this type of offence. When you are caught drinking and driving the consequences can be severe.  In addition to losing your […]

Pardons Canada – Removing a Criminal Record for Assault

Pardons Canada Assault is the most common type of conviction in Canada and happens often in homes, neighbourhoods, bars, and work areas across the country.  It can happen in an instance of rage and next thing you know the police are being called and charging you for common or domestic assault, assault with a weapon, […]

Pardons Canada Review – Remove Criminal Record to Obtain Citizenship

Pardons Canada There are many reasons people want to remove a criminal record apart from employment and travel purposes.  Oftentimes, in order to obtain your Canadian citizenship you cannot have a past criminal record.  Once a pardon or record suspension is granted, then the criminal record is no longer available to the public and you […]

Is DUI a Criminal Offence in Canada?

If you’ve been convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), you should know that in Canada, DUI has been considered a Federal Criminal Offence since 1921. In Canada, the term impaired driving is used when referring to the criminal offence of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A DUI […]

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 […]

How Long Does a Peace Bond Stay on Your Record?

Peace bonds are protection orders created by the court under section 810 of the Criminal Code. Typically, peace bonds are used if the authorities feel someone is likely to commit a criminal offence, yet there are no reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed. Essentially, a peace bond is a promise not […]

Pardons Canada – Remove DUI, Impaired Driving in BC, British Colombia

Pardons Canada Many people don’t realize that a DUI is considered a criminal offence unitl it happens to them or to a person they care about.  Other similar criminal offences in the same category include driving over 80 milligrams, driving while ability impaired, care and control of a motor vehicle and refusal to provide a […]

Information About Non-Conviction Fingerprint and Photograph Destructions

A criminal record for most people is usually thought of as a simple concept. If you’ve committed a crime, then the past record of that crime, arrest and subsequent conviction will be a matter of record that anyone willing to do a background check can find. What most people may not realize is that a […]

How Long Does A Conviction Stay On Your Criminal Record?

The majority of Canadians will never have to think about their professional lives and how that might be compromised by actions committed in their past. When someone goes in to apply for a job, things like the relationships they’ve been in, or the results of their athletic career in high school don’t affect their chances […]

Why a Pardon Is Now Called a Record Suspension In Canada

For many years in Canada, if you wanted to get a criminal conviction sealed, you would undergo a process that was called getting a pardon. Officially, a pardon was defined as a government act that sealed a criminal conviction if the person with the conviction had served a sentence without incident, and had gone on […]

Pardons Canada Review – How it feels to remove an assault conviction

Pardons Canada Assault is the most common criminal offence in Canada.  An assault conviction can come in many different forms including domestic assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm.  Many assault charges are settled prior to a conviction being handed down in the form of a peace bond, stay of proceedings (stayed), withdrawn, […]

Pardons Canada Review – How To Clear Criminal Record in Canada

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Pardons Canada Many people call or email Pardons Canada trying to find out how to clear a criminal record for a past offence.  The process for clearing a criminal record really depends on the type of offence and how long ago it happened. Regardless, if you have been fingerprinted by the police then the criminal […]

When Can You Apply For A Pardon In Canada?

Being sentenced with a criminal conviction in Canada has inevitable, serious repercussions on the rest of a person’s life. There is often a jail sentence involved, sometimes even significant fines to pay, and even after a sentence is served, there may be probationary requirements to meet. Even after all that, once your legal commitments have […]

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