Pardons Canada: One Pardon Will Remove All Offences
Visitor: I can’t really remember but I think maybe 10 times I have been fingerprinted by the police, last time was around January 2007 and I believe and that one was withdrawn after I completed a diversion program. All of the offences were in Calgary, Alberta. Nothing at all since 2007. There were theft […]
Pardons Canada: The Consequences of Drinking and Driving During the Pandemic
While some US states classify a first DUI (driving under the influence) offense as a misdemeanor, it pays not to underestimate the penalties for a first offense extreme DUI especially in some states like Arizona. In Canada, all DUI or Impaired Driving or Refusal to provide breathe sample convictions are considered criminal. When charged with DUI, it […]
Pardons Canada: Getting a Job with a DUI
Visitor: I am a Nurse, registered with the College of Nurses and this DUI or Impaired Driving charge is preventing me from successful employment. I quit my Emergency job, my estranged partner is a drug addict. I remain sober of alcohol (my abuse drug of choice) for 2 years. How much will this cost and […]
Pardons Canada: The cost of a DUI or Impaired Driving in Canada
Visitor: It shouldn’t cost someone with a first offence more money to get a fresh start and obtain a pardon for a DUI…I’ve paid $900 to get my car back from impound, the judge that I had increased my fine from $1000 to $1500, speeding ticket of $580…$120 each month monitoring fee for that blow box […]
Pardons Canada: How Long To Wait for Pardon for a Theft Under
Visitor: I am just wondering. I have a criminal record that is really bothering me. My brother lives in Florida and I’m too “scared” to try and cross the border to see him just inc ase I get flagged in their system or worse getting denied entry to the US. My last charge was I believe […]
Pardons Canada: Confessions of a Shoplifting Spree and How to Get a Pardon
Visitor: Here is my a little bit of background. I was on student permit in Canada for about 7 years. I never had a criminal record but I got into a depression in 2017 and started using drugs. In 2017 I was caught with two grams of meth amphetamine and charged with possession. I didn’t get […]
Pardons Canada: How It Feels to Remove a Criminal Record
Visitor: I would like to thank you for the wonderful and professional service you have provided me. Although it was a long process you helped guide me the whole way and provided me all the answers to my questions or concerns as they came up relating to the pardon and record suspension process. Visitor: When […]
Pardons Canada: Employment with a Criminal Record
Visitor: I have tried unsuccessfully to gain employment over this past year. Not one prospective employer will admit it, but it is because of my criminal record. I don’t know why they just don’t tell me. I have noticed that these people prefer to embarrass and humiliate me instead. One interview I had was for […]
Pardons Canada – The Process for Applying for a Pardon Works
My name is K. and on July 18th 2019 I was awarded a pardon under the Criminal Records Act, thanks to Pardons Canada. I was around my entire family when I opened the letter and upon reading the decision of the parole board that I was granted an official Record Suspension, my family and I […]
Pardons Canada: Removing a DUI for Work Purposes
I want to send my sincere gratitude to Pardons Canada for their work in assisting me in the process of obtaining a record suspension for my impaired driving charge or DUI. I have been working very hard over the last number of years to change my life, and this was the final missing piece of […]
Pardons Canada: US Border Crossing When You Have a Pardon
I have a question about border-crossing to the United States. Pardons Canada helped me to successfully obtain my pardon in 2017. (Thank you!) At no point between the time that I was first arrested and charged in 2000, and the granting of my pardon in 2017 did I ever attempt to enter the United States. […]
Pardons Canada – Remove Criminal Record for Employment
Erasing my criminal record is something that I have to do, and I want to get the process started as soon as possible. Theres only one reason why, and its because I would like to pursue a career in truck driving, so I need to be able to cross the border into the states. (If […]
Pardons Canada – Canada Passes Law to Speed Pot Pardons
Pardons Canada The Canadian government has recently passed a law to allow pardons for a single pot possession conviction to be expedited and no cost for approval. This law does NOT apply to individuals who have more than one offence. A person with a single pot possession conviction must still make a full application with […]
Pardons Canada – Removing a Criminal Record for Employment
Pardons Canada Each week we receive thank you letters and emails from people we have helped to obtain a pardon or record suspension. This is a huge relief for most people once they receive the pardon as it removes any barriers for employment. Since most employers are conducting criminal background checks before hiring, it has […]
Pardons Canada – Canadian Traveling to US with a Criminal Record
Pardons Canada We receive about one hundred emails and calls each week from people who have been denied entry to the US due to having a criminal record. That individual could have crossed the border 100 times in the past but the Americans do random criminal checks and they finally got stopped and denied entry. […]