Pardons:

Pardon Center provides the following service:

• fingerprinting for pardon application,
• collection of supporting documents
• and completing the pardon application.

<< The Canadian Human Rights Act forbids discrimination based on a pardoned conviction. This includes services a person needs or the opportunity to work. >>
If you have waited the requisite time period after the sentence was completed, and if you have all the proper supporting documents and have been of good conduct, the federal government will grant you a pardon. When Pardon Center undertakes to do a Pardon on behalf of a client we guarantee successful completion.
Contact us for a consultation at 514-352-7774
Why should I get a pardon?
Individuals with a criminal record are often at a serious disadvantage when competing for employment, job promotion, volunteer work, getting bonded, apartment rental or buying a condo, child custody, adoption, mortgage approval and educational opportunities. A criminal record also impedes foreign travel, including travel to the U.S., and often prevents people from obtaining Canadian Permanent Resident Status and Canadian Citizenship.
A pardon allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records.
Careers that Require a Criminal Record Search
In many cases, an employer must conduct a record search because the law requires that they do. Examples where criminal record searches are conducted include:

My criminal record hasn't affected my life yet. Why do I need a pardon?
More and more companies check criminal record, countries change their border regulations for people that have a criminal record. Even if your criminal record has not affected your life yet there is a good chance that someday it will. We strongly recommend that anyone with a criminal record obtain a pardon. Our society strongly encourages rehabilitation; you should take advantage of the possibility that in this country it is possible to get a pardon.
I was told that criminal record it automatically disappears after 10 years. Is that true?
No. Criminal convictions are not automatically destroyed or sealed. The individual must take steps to have their record removed.
What is the difference between a pardon and a file destruction/purge?
When a person is found guilty and convicted of an offence they require a pardon. The record, including fingerprints, photographs, and RCMP report and court records are then sealed, and never opened unless the individual is subsequently charged with a criminal offence. File destructions and purges apply to records where an individual was accused, fingerprinted and/or attended criminal court, but not convicted. In the case of file destructions and purges your fingerprints and photographs will be destroyed and proof of this provided.

I was fingerprinted when I was charged. Why do I need to be fingerprinted again?
Fingerprints are sent to the RCMP for certification. The RCMP matches the individual’s fingerprints to his/her criminal record. Since your fingerprints are unique this process ensures that the right criminal record is being erased.