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Grace Pardon Services Inc.
50 Burnhamthorpe Road,
Suite 401, Mississauga
Ontario, L5B 3C2
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1 866-603-9005 |
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905 267-0195 |
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905 267-0196 |
Email: info@gracepardon.com |
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| If you have been charged with a crime and the charges against you were dismissed, stayed or withdrawn, you have a criminal record. A fingerprint number (FPS#) is assigned to your name and date of birth, and will exist until you take steps to have your record cleared. Even though you may not have been found guilty or convicted, your FPS# will be revealed in criminal record searches. You can have your record destroyed if you were not found guilty. However, if you were convicted of an offence, you will need a pardon. |
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Can I apply by myself? |
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Yes, but we will not recommend or advise anyone to do so. It is possible to apply on your own, but not for free. Missing information in your application can delay the process and wrong information could cause your application to be refused with no refund and time wasted. Plus you will have to wait for a period of another three years before you could re-apply again.
With Grace Pardon Services: It could take 5-10 months to obtain all the necessary documents for your pardon application, depending on the RCMP, Court and Local Police agencies involved. After we have received all the documents that's needed for your application, we then send your application to the National Parole Board (NPB). Depending on the nature of the offence, it may take 12-19 months to obtain your pardon after filing your application with the NPB. The processing time will vary in each case, occasionally some have been longer than 19 months and some have been shorter than 12 months. It's your time for Freedom and Prosperity in life. Apply now or contact our office. |
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Pardon Limitations
If you are looking to get a pardon for your criminal offence(s) in Canada, you may wish to know some of the limitations associated with pardons.
Entering the United States
The most important limitation of pardons you ought to be aware of is that a pardon will not clear your entry into any country that is already aware of your criminal record. The United States in particular does not recognize the Canadian Pardon. If you have been denied entry to the United States because of your criminal record, or if the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is otherwise aware of your criminal record, they will not recognize your Canadian pardon.
In order to regain entry to the U.S. after being denied or deported from that country, you will require a U.S. Entry Waiver. The entry waiver, alternatively known as an I-192 Application for Advanced Permission to Enter as a Non-immigrant, is a legal document obtained from the US CBP which clears you to enter the United States for a period of up to five years. If you would like more info on waivers, please visit www.gracepardon.com
Other limitations
A pardon will not clear your Driver's Abstract. This record does not fall under the Criminal Records Act (CRA) and therefore the Clemency and Pardon Board has no power to affect these records. You will have to contact the Insurance Corporation of your province for remedies.
A pardon will not clear a record of bankruptcy, even when associated with a fraud conviction. Court ordered restitution and fines are not cleared by bankruptcy and remain an obstacle to Pardon Eligibility for up to 15 years, unless paid.
A pardon will not clear a driving or firearms prohibition order. These orders, although contained in your criminal record, also exists separately from your criminal record file. When you receive a pardon, your criminal record is cleared, including the prohibition order. However, the prohibition is also recorded in the firearms registry/motor vehicle records and these records persist even after you have received a pardon, until such a time as they duly expire. The good news is they also do not factor into your eligibility for a pardon. You can apply for a pardon even if you have an active prohibition order, so long as you meet the other requirements for pardon eligibility.
A pardon does not destroy court records. Instead, pardoned court records are held under seal, separate and apart in court archives.
A pardon carries certain restrictions when issued for sexual offences. In the interests of public safety, when a pardon is issued for a sexual-related offence, a flag is placed in police systems, including the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC). The flag is only disclosed in the event a Vulnerable Sector Search is conducted on a pardoned individual who has authorized such a search.
Organizations that involve children, elderly and/or mentally-incapacitated persons can apply for status as a member of the Vulnerable Sector. Anyone who applies to join such an organization must sign an authorization to complete a Vulnerable Sector Search. When a flag is returned, the organization can then request the pardoned individual to unseal their pardoned record for viewing. However, unless an organization has Vulnerable Sector status, a record search conducted on a pardoned individual with a sexual-related offence will show no criminal record.
Finally, a pardon will only seal convictions the Pardon and Clemency Board is made aware of at the time of consideration. If a certain conviction in a court or local police is not reported to the NPB, it will not be included in the pardon. In this case, a separate pardon application will have to be made for this conviction. By using dedicated Experience Paralegal, such as Grace Pardon Services Inc., to make sure this will not happen to you.
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