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A DUI arrest and looming conviction can weigh heavy on most people. After all, a DUI arrest can be a first for many, especially young adults. Since most first-time DUI offenders have no prior criminal history, the mere thought of the long-term consequences of a DUI conviction is enough to cause sleepless nights and endless anxiety. Simply…
Visitor: When I was 18 years old I did something really stupid that got me arrested and ultimately gave me a criminal record for fraud under $5000. As far as I understand that five years after the end of my probation, I am allowed to apply for a pardon. I don’t entirely understand what exactly…
Visitor: I am seeking clarification for a past offence which occurred many years ago. My memory is poor and I have forgotten most of the details of this particular incident. I am unsure whether or not my situation is relevant to Pardons Canada but I trust that you will be able to point me in…
Visitor: Now, I am determined to remove my criminal record from way back in 2007. The years had passed and I let it sit there without doing anything to clear my records. One thing that really upset and make me terribly sad,and i have hard time moving on my life. I had felt the baggage…
Visitor: The offence that I was accused of was a little more than five years ago and it was shoplifting a small value of merchandise from a store. I think it was $20 or $25. My lawyer at the time got the charge to be withdrawn so I do not have a criminal record. I have…
Visitor: Well I don’t have a criminal record in Canada but I did get charged in Tampa back in 1978 on a one ounce bag of pot. I did pay a fine of $1200 with a one year probation. Ten years after many trips into the USA I was asked this at the border and…
Visitor: I’m a 37 year old graduate student (UBC/English) hoping to volunteer with the vulnerable sector. My problem: a lingering criminal record from a break and enter that occurred when I was 18. Though this should seem like an uncomplicated pardon, it is not. After my conviction, I did not complete my community service or…
Visitor: I don’t have a criminal record in Canada but I did get charged in Tampa Florida back in 1978 on a one ounce bag of pot. I did pay a fine of $1200 with an one year probation. Ten years later after many trips into the USA I was asked this at the border…
Visitor: The criminal offence I want gone is uttering a threat to cause bodily harm which I was convicted in 2016. I was charged again in 2019 for common assault but it is most likely being dropped at my trial next month in February as I am not guilty and the victim has changed their…
Visitor: My first charge was in Nova Scotia, trespassing in 1988. Second and third criminal offences were in London, Ont.. 1997 & 2000. I did hit my wife back and was given probation. The second time was a kick in bum, which we did to each other in a friendly way…..but because I lost my…
