Pardons Canada – New Pardon Rules Affects Number of Applications
Pardons Canada A recent article in the Globe and Mail has reported a drop in Pardons applications (now called Record Suspensions). Error rates for Pardon applications has also increased from 25% to 45%. In other words, there are many applications for Pardons/Record Suspensions that are being submitted but then rejected because mistakes are being made. […]
Pardons Canada – Dismissed or Withdrawn Criminal Charges Still Getting in the Way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 If the criminal charges are later dismissed, withdrawn, peace bond, stayed, […]
Getting Bonded with a Criminal Record
Understanding if you are bondable and the challenges and pathways to becoming bondable with a criminal record is crucial for personal and professional development. Learn how to improve your chances of getting bonded with a criminal record, the importance of being bondable, and how Canadians can navigate these challenges to secure employment and achieve their […]
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 – Getting a Pardon in Canada and Becoming a Successful Author
Criminal justice system success stories are all around us, though as a society, we don’t often hear about them, do we? Not nearly enough, in my opinion, but perhaps I’m biased, since I’m one of them. These days, the focus seems to be lasered-in on the rush to success, living your life, having a family, […]
Pardons Canada – Once A Pardon/Record Suspension is Granted there is Freedom
Pardons Canada We often receive thank you letters from clients we have helped to obtain a Pardon or US Entry Waiver and they express their relief of the burden of having a criminal record being lifted. Here is a thank you letter from a person we recently helped to obtain a pardon and Record Suspension: […]
Pardons Canada – The Bureaucratic Process of Obtaining a Pardon/Record Suspension
Pardons Canada Each day we receive hundreds of calls and emails from people who need their old criminal charge or conviction removed in order to gain employment, get a promotion, volunteer or travel to the US. The process of obtaining a pardon and record suspension is lengthy and complicated and requires a lot of paperwork […]
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 – New Pardon Rules (Bill C10) Causes Pain for Many
Pardons Canada It is very sad when we speak to people who have recent convictions and now have to wait a longer time to obtain a pardon or Record Suspension due to the recent change in government legislation Bill C10. How does the government expect these people to reintegrate with society if they have to […]
Pardons Canada – One Bad Decision (Theft Under) Can Lead to a Lifetime of Pain
Pardons Canada We receive many calls and emails from people who wish to obtain a pardon or record suspension for an old criminal record from something that they did at a bad moment in their lives and they are still paying for it many years later. A petty theft charge can happen in a moment […]
Pardons Canada – Person with Peace Bond for Common Assault Gets Refused Entry to US
Pardons Canada We receive hundreds of calls and emails each week from people who are turned away at the US border because of an old criminal record. The Americans are becoming much more strict at the border and will deny you entry even if your criminal charge was withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, peace bond, absolute or […]
Pardons Canada – You Cannot Volunteer or Coach with a Criminal Record
Pardons Canada There are many reasons why people choose to obtain a pardon/record suspension. Mostly it is for employment or travel but often times volunteer positions and coaching for children’s sports teams now require a clean criminal background check. If you have a criminal record and even if the charges were withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, absolute […]
Pardons Canada – Bill C10 – A Human Perspective on the Negative Impact of the Bill
Pardons Canada There are many lives that have been negatively affected as a result of the new Omnibus Crime Bill C10. The change in Pardons legislation in making people wait longer to recieve a pardon (now termed “record suspension”) has put thousands of lives on hold. Effectively, delaying their opportunity to get jobs or travel […]
Pardons Canada – Bill C10 Omnibus Crime Bill – A Majority Government Circumvents Due Process
Pardons Canada The Harper government is passing Bill C10, known as the Omnibus Crime Bill by steamrolling past opposition and by severely limiting debate on the subject in Parliament. At Pardons Canada, we have been outspoken critics of Bill C10 and prior Bill C23 since its inception and we are not the only ones. Irwin […]
Pardons Canada – Bill C-10 The Final Countdown to the Omnibus Crime Bill
Pardons Canada Bill C10 and the Omnibus Crime Bill is set to pass into law shortly and will have a radical affect on a number of aspects of the criminal code including the pardons system. Pardons Canada and other legal advocates have been opposed to Bill C10 from the beginning but the federal government is […]
