Category: Criminal Records
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Introduction to Non-Criminal Fingerprinting
Since this blog is all about Canada pardons and US entry waivers sooner or later I was going to have to address fingerprinting. When I tell people I need their fingerprints often I am told to go and retrieve the ones that are on file with the police. This seems somewhat reasonable as I deal…
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How to apply for a Canadian pardon
If you are wondering how to apply for a Canadian pardon you aren’t alone. There is a lot of misinformation circulating about Canadian pardon applications and how to apply for a yous  so it is my hope that this post will help clear things up a little. So first of all, let me explain how…
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Helping People Has Its Rewards
One of the most rewarding parts of my job is visiting community centres, detention facilities, and other institutions to give seminars on Canadian pardons. Often, the people I meet have heard about the pardon process but they hesitate for any number of reasons. Some people are worried a pardon application will just cause them more…
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Go Ahead and Get Your Pardon
For the past few years I have been dealing with the issues surrounding life with a criminal record. I do my best to make sure people’s Pardon applications are processed as smoothly and quickly as possible, because I know that they need to move on with their lives – as quickly as possible. But every…
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Marijuana and Criminal Records: Canadian Law
The following article was commissioned by CMMA (Canadian Medical Marijuana Association) in September 2003 and was published in their annual ciruculation. It is reprinted here because marijuana prohibition is an epic fail 😉 Although the National Pardon Centre does not encourage any form of transgression from the law I personally believe that a criminal charge…