Category: Background Checks
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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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How to get a pardon from outside Canada
Applying for a pardon (record suspension) from outside of Canada can be difficult. There is an obvious disadvantage of conducting business through the mail from a foreign country. Correspondence will surely be longer, more expensive and tedious. The other more significant factor is that a pardon application begins with a set of fingerprints being certified…
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How to get an RCMP criminal record check from abroad (outside Canada)
People living abroad may often need criminal background checks done from their home country when applying for visa, work, volunteering etc. But the process has been complicated by new technology. In the past applicants would simply get a set of ink fingerprints done on standard fingerprinting cards and mail them to the RCMP for certification.…
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Medical Marijuana Certifications
The medical marijuana industry in Canada has been in a state of flux this past year with changes to the legislation, a renewed debate on legalization, and countless companies looking to capitalize on an expanding market. The current Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) took effect on April 1st, 2014 replacing the existing Marihuana Medical…
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Fingerprinting for Citizenship and Immigration Canada
If you’re applying for permanent residency or Canadian citizenship there is a good chance that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has requested that you have a set of fingerprints taken. If they haven’t already, they will. Certified Canadian Criminal Records Check There are 2 reasons you may require fingerprints for a CIC application. The first is…
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Canadian Fingerprinting From Abroad
Many Canadians live abroad. And often those very same Canadians need an RCMP certified criminal record background check. There are many reasons you might require this from job applications to immigration procedures but whatever the reason getting your fingerprints taken in another country can be a difficult process. It doesn’t help matters that the fingerprints…
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Background Check
How and Why to Get a Background Check in Canada At the National Pardon Centre we meet people everyday whose criminal records have recently had an extremely negative effect on their lives. Careers get derailed, travel plans get ruined and/or years of educational training can suddenly be jeopardized. We know the harmful impact that a…