Category: Criminal Records
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Get a Pardon after Being Deported for a Criminal Record
More than 10,000 people are deported from Canada every year. There are many reasons why a visitor, asylum seeker, permanent resident, etc might be deported. but any non citizen convicted of a criminal offence in Canada will be prevented from re-entering the country until they have received a pardon (also known as a record suspension).…
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Fingerprinting for a Pardon
Often our clients are confused about the fingerprinting procedures for a pardon / record suspension application. Since their fingerprints were taken during the arrest they often wonder why their fingerprints need to be taken again. Fingerprinting for a pardon is strictly for identification purposes. When you are arrested the fingerprints are taken on criminal fingerprinting…
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Pardon Offices Record Suspensions
One way to quickly decide if the pardon service you are looking at is trustworthy is to see if they are following the private services guidelines set forth by the Parole Board of Canada. You can find them here: http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/prdons/fraud-eng.shtml There are very obvious reasons why private companies are not allowed to pretend they are…
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MADD President Resigns After DUI Arrest
To prove the point that pretty much everyone is at risk of arrest the president of MADD’s PEI chapter has resigned his position following and drinking and driving arrest. But now that it’s happened it’s a good opportunity to go over the steps that Mr. David Griffin will have to take in order to have…
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Conditional sentence order,
Conditional sentence order Also known as house arrest, this is similar to jail, only it is served at the offender’s home. It is normally given to people charged with non-violent crimes that are sufficiently serious to warrant incarceration. These types of sentence can last from a few weeks or less to several months. A conditional…
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A Criminal Population: The 10% Question
One of the statistics we deal with in the pardon business on a frequent basis is the percentage of Canadians with a criminal record. The most common number is 10% but I have numbers all the way up to 30% thrown around. All the time we hear that 10% of the population in Canada has a…
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Assault (CC 266) – Common Criminal Charges
Assault (CC 266) is a hybrid offence but it is almost always tried summarily. Individuals convicted of assault are usually sentenced to a modest fine payment, probation, or in some cases a short period of jail time or house arrest. Repeat offenders are generally given heavier sentences and are more likely to be given jail time.…
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Alleged Assault Caught on Film – Consequences and Criminal Records
Arrested for assault? It doesn’t take much. In a recent article (and corresponding video) posted by CBC, a moment of road rage was captured in dash-cam footage by a fellow motorist. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/road-rage-suspect-arrested-after-punch-caught-on-video-1.2988080 The video depicts the accused getting out of his vehicle and engaging in what appears to be a heated discussion with the other…
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Drunk driving / Impaired driving / Driving over 0.08 / DUI
Most driving offences – like speeding or making an illegal turn – are not criminal and, therefore, will not go on your criminal record. But impaired driving can be considered sufficiently serious to warrant a criminal conviction, especially if the driver has a blood alcohol level over 0.08. These offences happen for lots of different…
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Quebec resident refuses to give up phone password during a customs search
Alain Philippon, a Quebec resident returning from a holiday in the Dominican Republic, was charged with obstructing customs officers from performing their functions, under section 153.1(b) of the Customs Act. The reason? He refused to give up his smart phone password as part of the customs search. He could now be facing a maximum fine…