Pardons Canada: Everything You Need To Know About Ignition Interlock Devices for DUIs

Drunk driving is a global problem, and governments have been implementing strategies to reduce the number of people driving while under the influence of alcohol. So far, among the strategies employed to combat drunk driving, ignition interlock installation is proving to be one of the most effective. Several studies attest to the effectiveness of installing ignition interlock devices (IID),…

Pardons Canada – “Now that I got my Pardon I feel free to apply for a passport to visit my family in the US”

pardons.org Many people with a criminal record are concerned about traveling to the US.  Understandably so, considering that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can refuse you entry at the US border if you have a criminal record. Since June 2009, the Americans are requiring every Canadian to have a passport to cross the US…

Pardons Canada – Pardon Fee and Wait Times for Pardons Being Reviewed

pardons.org Pardons Canada has been actively  lobbying the Liberal government to reverse some of the laws set by the former Harper government with Bill C10 pertaining to pardons in Canada. Here is an open letter sent by Pardons Canada to the current Prime Minister and Public Safety Minister urging changes to the law: Open Letter…

Pardons Canada – New US Security Rules May Affect Travel with a Criminal Record Even Over US Airspace

pardons.org Are you thinking of traveling to the Caribbean or South America and you have a criminal record?  With the new US Security rules, you may be in for a problem. According to the following recent Globe and Mail article, the Americans want Canadian airlines traveling over US airspace to report the details of the…

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: Failure to provide breathe sample and a DUI, how to get them removed?

In 2014, I was accused of failing to blow in the alcohol test which I understand is a criminal record like a DUI.  In the court, the lawyer told me to plead guilty, and accepted I just paid all, it was my first offece.  The second time was in 2018. I was again accused of failing to blow in…