Pardons Canada: Removing a Non-Conviction DUI
I am just inquiring about the process of getting my non-conviction record destroyed and if I am eligible to do so. October 25, 2019: Received 2 charges: Charge 1: Impaired Driving (Section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada) Charge 2: Impaired Operation Alcohol Over Limit 80mg% (Section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada. […]
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If you were fingerprinted by the police but the charges were dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, peace bond, diversion, absolute discharge or conditional discharge then it is considered a non-conviction.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If you were fingerprinted by the police and the charges were later withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, peace bond, or discharged, it can still show up on an RCMP file.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: Removing a Stayed charge for Assault
I am requesting information for my son, not myself. I am trying to help him by doing some research. I will forward your communication to him if there is a good chance that something can still be done to clear his record. We are quite discouraged by the whole process and by the lack of […]
Pardons Canada: Remove Withdrawn and Stayed Charges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 I am 35 years old. 4 years ago, I was charged with assault, but the charge was withdrawn upon report of my broken ankle and a witness who watched the person slam my foot […]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: How to Remove a Stayed Offence and Peace Bond
Visitor: On May 10th, 2017, I appeared in Provincial Court (Winnipeg. MB) with regards to an « Assault with a weapon » charge. (the weapon was a cardboard tube used during a playfight dating back to Oct 2016). The charge has been stayed, and there was no criminal conviction in connection with this incident. A Peace Bond […]
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 […]
Stay of Charges – Everything You need to Know
The general understanding of the legal and court system in Canada is that once a person is arrested and charged, there is eventually a trial. It is at this trial that the most familiar outcomes for the public are determined: guilty or innocent. But while a verdict of guilty with appropriate punishment, or an acquittal […]
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 – Remove Assault Conviction From Criminal Record
Pardons Canada Assault is the most common criminal charge in Canada. As soon as the police are called to the scene of an incident then they can arrest the individuals and take them into the police station for fingerprints. Once you are criminally charged then you will go to court. The outcome in court will […]
Pardons Canada Review – Removing a Stayed Charge in Canada
Pardons Canada When you are charged with a criminal offence and you go to court, if its your first offence, the outcome in court can be that the criminal charge is stayed, peace bond, diversion, withdrawn, dismissed, or discharged. This results in a non-conviction. Many people believe that if their criminal charge was completed as […]
Pardons Canada – Drunk Driving vs. High Driving
Pardons Canada With the pot (marijuana) laws potentially set to change in Canada, there will be a new set of laws surrounding driving while high on marijuana. A great article was recently written about this subject by a Toronto Criminal Law Firm called O’Neill Moon Quedado LLP. It seems like it has been many years […]
