Pardons Canada – Can’t Get a Job With a Criminal Record
Pardons Canada It seems that every employer in the country is doing criminal background checks. No matter how old the conviction is or how seemingly insignificant it was in the past, you are not getting work if you have a criminal record. The question on almost every employment application is “Do you have a criminal […]
Pardons Canada – Dismissed or Withdrawn Criminal Charges Still Getting in the Way
Pardons Canada When you get charged with a criminal offence, whether it is theft, assault, dui, fraud or any other criminal offence, you are fingerprinted by the police. Once you are fingerprinted by the police, you are in the police and possibly, RCMP database. If the criminal charges are later dismissed, withdrawn, peace bond, stayed, […]
Pardons Canada – Thousands Could Face Deportation For Minor Crimes Under Tory Bill
Pardons Canada The Tory government is proposing legislation (Bill C-43) that could affect thousands of permanent residents who have minor convictions, including shoplifting, assault, and drug offences. These immigrants could lose their permanent residence status or be deported under the new law. If you have a criminal record, its important to start the Pardon/Record Suspension […]
Pardons Canada – Withdrawn, Dismissed Criminal Charges Stick Around
Pardons Canada Many people who are charged with a criminal record and the charges are later withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, peace bond, conditional and absolute discharge, believe that their criminal charges just disappear. Unfortunately this is not true. If you’ve been fingerprinted by the police and charged with a criminal offence, then the charges can be […]
Pardons Canada – Assault and Anger Management for Pardons in Canada
Pardons Canada Perhaps one of the most common criminal charges in Canada is assault. Domestic assault is most common but other assault charges include assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, uttering death threats. Oftentimes, people are charged with assault and the charges are later withdrawn, dismissed, stayed in court or absolute or conditional […]
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 – Person’s Career Doomed Because of Non-Conviction Record
Pardons Canada People are is shock when they learn that their fingerprints are still showing up on a criminal background check even though their charge was dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, conditional or absolute discharged. Since there is still a positive hit on a criminal background check, the person can lose employment opportunities and also […]
Pardons Canada Review – The Importance of Removing a Criminal Record From a Personal and Family Perspective
Pardons Canada The road to recovery for an alcohol and drug addiction can be long and painful. Through that period people can fall into criminal activity under the influence, including theft, assault, mischief, impaired driving, to name a few. Often, as life unfolds, the person if they are lucky and work hard are able to […]
Pardons Canada – Americans Traveling to Canada with a Criminal Record
Pardons Canada We get hundreds of emails and phone calls from Americans who are concerned about traveling to Canada with a criminal record and many who have been denied entry to Canada, even if it was a DUI. In Canada, a DUI is considered a criminal offence rather than a simple misdemeanor in the US, […]
Pardons Canada – Making Pardons Tougher to Obtain is Harsh and Unfair
Pardons Canada There is a great article in today’s Toronto Star written by Roy McMurtry, former Attorney General of Ontario and Chief Justice of Ontario, regarding Pardons and how the Harper government has made the process more difficult. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/06/17/making-pardons-tougher-to-obtain-is-harsh-and-unfair.html At Pardons Canada, we continue to help hundreds of people each month to obtain a pardon/record […]
Pardons Canada – A DUI for Americans Can Bar Them From Entering Canada
Pardons Canada Its true that a DUI in the US is considered a misdemeanor but in Canada its considered to be a criminal offence. Since the DUI is considered to be a criminal offence, the Canadian border agency can deny Americans from entering the country with a criminal record of any kind. If you are […]
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 – Can You Be Denied Entry to USA with a Pot Charge
Pardons Canada Even though the pot laws are being proposed to change in Canada and marijuana is legal in 25 US states, you cannot cross the US border if you have a drug charge no matter how small and how long ago. The Americans continue to be very strict about drug charges and can even […]
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 – 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 […]
