Tag: employment issues
-
My Canadian Pardon: If someone asks, should I tell?
My Canadian Pardon and My Criminal Record – What Information Can I keep to Myself? A lot of my clients ask if they are required to tell people about their pardon if asked. This usually applies to things like job applications and the US border. I have discussed the US border in length on this…
-
Get a Pardon Get a Job
Once of the things I routinely argued during the fight against the Conservative’s omnibus crime bill was that a pardon was not so much a form of forgiveness as it was permission to get back to work and find a decent job. Most people understand this. Certainly most of my clients do. That is why…
-
Job Hunting With a Criminal Record
Job Hunting With a Criminal Record? Have you ever struggled to find work? I have and it’s not fun. It’s one of the most frustrating things I remember doing. But I only struggled when I was younger and unskilled, undisciplined and unlikely to stick around for very long. Employers recognize that in young people and it’s…
-
Tough On Crime or Tough On Employment?
The Toronto Star has been very supportive of the fight against the Tories tough on crime agenda. This is the fourth opinion piece of mine it has published and I would like to say how much we appreciate the support here at the National Pardon Centre. There is certainly room for improvement in Canada’s justice…