Q: Does a person need a pardon/ record suspension in order to qualify for a Nexus pass? A: Yes. Nexus is a joint venture between the USA and Canada to expedite cross border travel for people who are unlikely to pose a risk. Both countries perform background checks to ensure that applicants are not inadmissible […]
GOOD NEWS! With all of the bad news coming out of this blog for the past while I am happy to report that the RCMP is now processing fingerprint searches at a reasonable pace and as a result the backlog is clearing. This is good news for anyone processing a pardon or a waiver because […]
The Parole Board of Canada has historically been unimpressed by the private pardon services. What I mean by that is the Parole Board of Canada has routinely made disparaging comments about private pardon services by claiming that these services are unnecessary and that we cannot offer an “expedite service†because all files are treated the […]
Some people claim that it’s easy to do a pardon yourself and that private companies like the National Pardon Centre are not necessary. This is both true and false and it depends on the type of person you are and how skilled you may or may not be and wading through government bureaucracy. While it […]
Il est important de s’en rappeler : si vous ne payez pas vos amendes vous ne serez jamais admissible à demander un pardon. Avant que les conservateurs ne s’intéressent au pardon, il existait une clause stipulant que les amendes non-payées datant d’il y a plus de quinze ans ne comptaient plus, c’est-à -dire que le requérant […]
It’s been confirmed by the Parole Board of Canada that record suspensions and pardons will be processed much faster than in the recent past, provided your application was submitted under the new cost structure that came into effect February 23, 2012. Summed up, if you paid more money you get your pardon faster. If you […]
A pardon is a valuable thing. Who wants to have a criminal record tied to your back when you don’t have to? But is it really a pardon? The answer is both yes and no depending on what kind of person you are or how you tend to look at things. While it is true […]
Not only has the waiting period for eligibility been increased now that Stephen Harper has had his way with Canada’s pardon program but once you are eligible the backlog at the Parole Board of Canada means you will have to wait even longer. Is this fair? No. Did it have to be this way? No. […]
Waiting Periods for a Pardon – What happened? Since the legislation from Bill C23B came into effect as a part of the Conservative’s omnibus crime bill, Bill C10 I have been getting a lot of frustrated people expressing their views on the topic on this blog. I just want to say that I understand and […]
www.nationalpardon.org If you don’t pay your fine you will never be eligible for your Canadian pardon. Before the Conservatives got involved in the business of pardons there was a stipulation that allowed a person to apply for a pardon despite an unpaid fine if more than fifteen years had elapsed. That is now gone so […]
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