Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a criminal record has become a lot harder

Dismissed Charges, I-194, US Entry Waiver, WithdrawnBy Pardons Canada August 13, 2009 3 Comments

pardons.org Since June 30th we have received more calls than in the past from Canadians who have been turned away at the US border because of an old criminal record. Even if you have a conditional or absolute discharge, withdrawn, dismissed or stayed charges may still show up because you have been fingerprinted and photographed…

Pardons Canada – “The Landlord wanted to do a criminal check in order to process my application.”

Assault Charges, Dismissed Charges, WithdrawnBy Pardons Canada July 27, 2009 Leave a comment

pardons.org Assault is the most common criminal charge in Canada. It comes in many forms but usually the assault charges stem from a domestic dispute. Often, these criminal charges are later dropped once the argument simmers down or the charges are dismissed, acquitted, absolute or conditionally discharged in court. Regardless, if the person has been…

Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge

Assault Charges, Dismissed Charges, US Entry Waiver, WithdrawnBy Pardons Canada July 16, 2009 4 Comments

pardons.org Many people who have been charged with a conditional or absolute discharge whether it was for theft, assault, pot possession or other criminal offences, believe that their criminal record is automatically removed over a period of time. THIS IS WRONG We get countless phone calls from people who are shocked that their criminal record…

Pardons Canada – “I couldn’t volunteer for my kids school with a criminal record”

Dismissed Charges, WithdrawnBy Pardons Canada July 14, 2009 Leave a comment

pardons.org There are many reasons why people need to get their criminal record removed with a Canada Pardon. The most common reasons are for job or immigration purposes, but more and more we are hearing of people not being able to get a volunteer position because of an old criminal record. Even if your criminal…

Pardons Canada – “Being labeled a criminal even when charges are dismissed or withdrawn is a burden”

Assault Charges, Dismissed Charges, Impaired Driving, WithdrawnBy Pardons Canada July 8, 2009 Leave a comment

pardons.org Every day we receive letters of appreciation from people we have helped to get a Canada Pardon which effectively removes criminal records from public record. Even if the criminal charge has been stayed, dismissed, withdrawn, acquitted, absolute or conditional discharge, a file destruction is necessary to remove these charges from public record. Often the…

Pardons Canada – Even a small criminal record can cause an alarm at the US Border

Assault Charges, US Entry WaiverBy Pardons Canada July 7, 2009 Leave a comment

pardons.org Every day we get calls from Canadians who have been turned away at the US border because of a criminal record. Often these people are surprised because they did not realize an old criminal record would show up. Since June 1st, the Americans are requiring every Canadian to have a passport to cross the…

Tag Archives: absolute discharge