Category: Record Suspension
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When will the pardon laws change? Conservative crime laws to be reversed by Liberal Government.
When Stephen Harper was defeated in the last election many of us in the criminal justice community breathed a sigh of relief. For ten years the Conservatives had attacked Canadian crime law with a clear disdain for sensible, evidence based solutions. Whether it was eliminating Pardons, killing the Faint Hope Clause, pushing mandatory minimum sentences…
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Can We Say Goodbye to Record Suspensions?
The recent news that the new Liberal government will be reversing the changes to the pardons Canada program was welcome to many of us working in this industry, not to mention the countless lives that have been put on hold from this misguided legislation. One of the changes was so pointless that it’s hard to…
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Revoking a Pardon
If you have received a pardon from the government of Canada you know that your record is sealed. According to the Parole Board of Canada a pardon is as follows: What is the effect of a record suspension? All information pertaining to convictions will be taken out of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and…
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A Change of Attitude at the Parole Board of Canada?
We received the following letter from the Parole Board of Canada and the first thing that struck me about it is the clear change in attitude. Under the Conservative government’s direction there would have been no inclusion in a discussion of this sort. When I spoke at the Standing Committee that reviewed Harper’s crime bill it…
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Get Your Pardon Started Early
The pardons Canada program is unique. It allows people who have been convicted – and therefore have a criminal record – to be able to seal their criminal record provided they have been of good conduct and meet the eligibility criteria. It means that people who have made mistakes in the past can move forward…
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Parole Board of Canada Launches Online Pardon Consultation
The Parole Board of Canada has launched another online consultation concerning the user fee for applying for a record suspension (pardon). We can only hope that the results it received are taken with greater consideration than the last time. Under the previous Conservative government the Parole Board increased the filing fee for pardons from $50…
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Pardon Statistics 2014 – 2015
Pardon statistics are a bit more confusing than need be largely due to the crime bill introduced by the Conservative government in 2012. In case you haven’t heard pardons are now called record suspensions. For more information on that click below: Omnibus Crime Bill It should be noted that pardon applications stopped being submitted to…
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1 (844) 316-3953 Pardons Canada Expungement in Toronto
It’s April Fools Day but since I don’t like fooling the users of my website my post today is about all the fooling that happens online with pardon services. The rather strange ad below is a good example of what you need to watch out for so that you don’t get fooled. I just recently stumbled…
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Pardons Canada – Bringing the administration of justice into disrepute
One of the more problematic changes to the pardon system brought about by Stephen Harper’s omnibus crime bill was granting the Parole Board the power to refuse a pardon for any reason whatsoever. Specifically – or vaguely depending on how you look at it – the Board can refuse to order a record suspension if…
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Pardon Program – Response from the Minister of Justice
The email below is from Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould in response to the email I sent her concerning changes to the pardon program. It is kindly worded and thoughtful and it strikes me as being the polar opposite of what Vic Toews would have written on the same subject. For the record I hope to work…