Pardons Canada: Travel to US with an absolute or conditional discharge
Visitor: Please tell me why I would need a pardon for an absolute discharge back in 1997? My wife and I have traveled to the U.S. on many occasions since 1997 and had zero problems until we spent $5000 on a vacation in January of 2019. We were unable to go on this vacation due […]
Pardons Canada: Getting a Pardon from Outside of Canada
Visitor: I have been to Canada from India on 30th August 2017 on study visa. Unfortunately I was not able to complete my studies and in between I got arrested for assault on 13th November 2018 in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. That was the first time RCMP had my fingerprints. While I was in Whitehorse Correctional […]
Pardons Canada: Here is What a File Destruction Looks Like When a Criminal Record is Removed
If you were fingerprinted by the police but the charges were dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, diversion, absolute discharge or conditional discharge then it is considered a non-conviction. However, since you were fingerprinted by the police your name can still be seen when a criminal background check is conducted and it can impact your ability […]
Pardons Canada: CPIC or RCMP File Examples of Non-Convictions
If you were fingerprinted by the police and the charges were later withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, peace bond, or discharged, it can still show up on an RCMP file. If it shows up on the RCMP file then it can interfere with your ability to gain employment or travel to the US as there is a […]
Pardons Canada: Remove Withdrawn and Stayed Charges
The police have taken my fingerprints 2 times to my knowledge and I have never been found guilty of any crime. I am 35 years old. 4 years ago, I was charged with assault, but the charge was withdrawn upon report of my broken ankle and a witness who watched the person slam my foot […]
Pardons Canada – Withdrawn Charges Can Still Prevent Employment
Visitor: Hi sir, so what happened was that in 2017 November I was accused of shoplifting at Walmart under 5000$ and I was asked to report at court. I went to the court and all my charges were dropped immediately but during that process I had to report to the police headquarters and give my […]
Pardons Canada – A Withdrawn Charge Can Still Show Up on CPIC or an RCMP File
Pardons Canada The following email we received from a person who was fingerprinted by the police but the charges were later withdrawn. Even though the charges are withdrawn, the fingerprints can still show up on a criminal background check, which can haunt you for the rest of your life until you apply for a file […]
Pardons Canada – Step 1 In Removing a Criminal Record
Pardons Canada If you have been fingerprinted by the police then you will need to get the fingerprints removed so that you are safe for employment and travel. If the charges were withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, diversion, peace bond or absolute or conditional discharge then this is considered a non-conviction. However, even if this is a […]
Pardons Canada Review – Remove Fingerprints to be safe for Employment
Pardons Canada Nowadays, most employers are doing criminal background checks for all potential employment. Even if you have been fingerprinted by the police and the charges were later dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, diversion or absolute or conditional discharge, your prints can still show up on a criminal check. This can be embarassing to explain […]
Pardons Canada Review – Removing a theft charge in Canada
Pardons Canada If you are charged for theft, there are many outcomes in court regarding the criminal record. If it is a theft under $5000 conviction then its a summary offence and the waiting period to get a pardon is five years from the end of your punishment. If it is a theft over $5000 […]
Pardons Canada Review – How to Remove a Conditional Discharge
Pardons Canada Often times when there is a criminal charge whether it is for assault, theft, harrasment, or fraud, if it was a first offence, then the judge can rule a discharge. It can be a conditional or absolute discharge whereby the charges are essentially dismissed once the conditions are met by the offender. You […]
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 Remove an Assault Conviction
Pardons Canada Most assaults happen in an instant during a fit of anger at a very specific moment of time. Next thing you know, the police are being called and arresting those involved in the fight. In many cases, the intention of the person calling the police is not to have them get arrested, but […]
Pardons Canada Review – Removing a Conditional Discharge
Pardons Canada Many people believe that if they are charged with a criminal offence and it is discharged in court then the criminal record will disappear on its own. They are later dismayed and surprised when the criminal record still shows up for a criminal background check for employment, volunteer, coaching or travel purposes. Depending […]
Pardons Canada – Can I Get Denied Entry to US With a Conditional Discharge?
Pardons Canada Many people believe that with a conditional discharge, the criminal charge goes away on its own and cannot be seen by the Americans. This is in fact not true. We receive many calls from people with a conditional discharge for fraud, theft, drugs that get denied entry to the US. The Americans do […]
