Pardons Canada – How it Feels to Get a Pardon

pardons.org Each day we receive thank you letters from people we helped to obtain a Canada Pardon. The sense of relief that people have once they obtain a Pardon is incredible as they have been haunted by the stigma of having a criminal record in the past. Here is a recent letter that really expresses…

Pardons Canada – A Pardon for a DUI Can Change Your Life

pardons.org Among the most common criminal charges in Canada is DUI, Impaired Driving, Driving Over 80mg, and Refusal to take a breathalizer. Each week we help hundreds of people obtain a Canada Pardon for criminal convictions and DUI is among the most common. Once a Canada Pardon is obtained, people feel a huge sense of…

Pardons Canada – Drunk Driving Tops List of Pardoned Offences

pardons.org In Canada, there are a number of terms for Drunk Driving including Impaired Driving, DUI, DWI, Refusal to accept breathalizer and Driving over 80mg.  Regardless of the term, many are not aware that it is a criminal offence. Each year thousands of Canadians are convicted of Impaired Driving.  In addition to all the expenses…

Pardons Canada – An Important Article on CBC About Pardons

pardons.org There has recently been a lot of media attention on pardons in Canada mainly because the Tory government is proposing to change the rules of pardons and increase the fees through a proposed Bill C23. We are against the changes because Bill C23 will make it more difficult and expensive for people to obtain…

Pardons Canada – A Woman’s Persective: The Downfall of a DUI

pardons.org When you think of a criminal record one usually thinks about serious crimes and the men who perpetrate the crimes.  Interestingly one of the most common crimes in Canada is Impaired Driving, also known as DUI or DWI or Driving over 80mg. Many people are not aware of the negative implications of having a…

Pardons Canada – The Importance of Pardons In Canada

pardons.org We have been helping people obtain Pardons in Canada for 20 years and each day we hear stories about how people have rehabilitated from their criminal past.  They call us because even though the criminal offence happened many years in the past, the criminal offence is still haunting them. Having a criminal record will…

Pardons Canada – Criminal Charges that are Withdrawn, Dismissed, Stayed, Conditional or Absolute Discharge Will Still Show Up on a Criminal Check

pardons.org We recieve hundreds of calls each day from people who have been rejected from a job because they have an old criminal charge. Many believe that if the criminal charge has been dismissed, withdrawn, stayed, absolute or conditional discharged, then the charges will go away and no one will see anything.  This assumption is…