{"id":430,"date":"2012-02-20T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalpardon.org\/blog\/?p=430"},"modified":"2012-02-20T16:37:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T21:37:32","slug":"what-is-a-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nationalpardon.org\/?p=430","title":{"rendered":"What is a pardon?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a pardon?<\/p>\n

A pardon has several meanings but the most common and the one of interest to clients of the National Pardon Centre is the following:<\/p>\n

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation (in whole or in part) of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves.<\/p>\n

The above definition was taken from Wikipedia and if you are solely interested in what a pardon is for research purposes you can link to the Wikipedia entry here.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pardon<\/a><\/p>\n

In Canada however when someone wants to answer the question \u00e2\u20ac\u0153what is a pardon\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it is usually in reference to the program offered by the Parole Board of Canada which seals an individual’s criminal record after a certain amount of time has elapsed in which the offender has been of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good conduct\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (meaning he\/she has not had any trouble with the law).<\/p>\n

So we might make the question a little bit more specific and ask what is a pardon in Canada? A pardon in Canada is an application made to the Parole Board of Canada to have your criminal record sealed and kept separate and apart from active criminal records.<\/p>\n

The following are some simple bullet points that will help answer the question what is a pardon in Canada?<\/p>\n

1. It is the government of Canada that grants your pardon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. A pardon in Canada seals your record and keeps it separate and apart from active criminal records. If you don’t get arrested again it is essentially gone for good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Private enterprises, like the National Pardon Centre, facilitate the paperwork involved in preparing an application for a pardon. It is very similar to paying an accountant to do your taxes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. The National Pardon Centre will handle all of the work on your behalf and will guarantee the application is done correctly, in which case there is next to zero risk of it being refused.<\/p>\n

5. In other words we take the workload off your hands and provide peace of mind.<\/p>\n

A pardon in Canada<\/a> is a valuable thing to have and failure to have your criminal record cleared will almost certainly have negative results at some point in your life.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about what a pardon in Canada is just give me a call or send me an email. I’m always happy to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n

Michael Ashby<\/p>\n

mashby@nationalpardon.org<\/a>
\n866.242.2411 x 227<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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