Visitors and immigrants are just as bound to Canadian law as Canadian citizens. If you are caught engaging in illegal activity you will be arrested, charged and tried in a Canadian court and, if convicted, will most likely face a deportation or removal order. Once this happens returning to Canada can be difficult but there […]
It is no secret that many travel destinations involve a brief stopover in the United States. Most locations in South America, many in the Caribbean, plenty in Europe and just about any location in the world that is not within Canada will have a very good chance of a layover in the United States. This […]
The Parole Board of Canada has announced that it will clear the pardon backlog by March 2017. The Backlog was created by the Conservative government when it amended the law to make pardons more difficult to obtain. The result was a backlog of applications that had been submitted just prior to the legislation changes. Those […]
A common misconception is that a lawyer can better help you navigate the application process for a Canadian pardon. This is simply not true and may, in many cases, even slow your application for a pardon down. A law degree for a pardon is simply not needed since the application process is designed to be […]
This is a common question we receive at the National Pardon Centre but it a question that is easily answered. If you complete a pardon application – and if it is awarded by the government of Canada – then subsequent background checks will NOT reveal any information. Furthermore, the criminal background check results will not […]
If you require a criminal record background check it is most likely that you are looking for work and have received on offer for employment. Many companies today require that all employees perform criminal record checks prior to hiring the candidate. But you may also require a criminal record check for immigration, volunteer work, educational […]
When Stephen Harper was defeated in the last election many of us in the criminal justice community breathed a sigh of relief. For ten years the Conservatives had attacked Canadian crime law with a clear disdain for sensible, evidence based solutions. Whether it was eliminating Pardons, killing the Faint Hope Clause, pushing mandatory minimum sentences […]
When Canadians travelling with a US entry waiver enter the United States by land they are typically issued an I-94 card which is stapled into their passport. The card is not issued to travellers who enter the country by sea or air. We don’t know why. The I-94 is sometimes issued for the length of […]
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