PARDON/RECORD SUSPENSION LAWYER

A CRIMINAL RECORD COULD BE A HINDRANCE TO YOU BEING ABLE TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE. DON’t LET A CRIMINAL RECORD HOLD YOU BACK.

A record suspension (formerly called pardons) allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated that they are law-abiding citizens for a prescribed number of years, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records.

A record suspension removes a person's criminal record from the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) database. This means that a search of CPIC will not show that the individual has a criminal record or a record suspension. This helps them access employment and educational opportunities and to reintegrate into society.

The Criminal Records Act (CRA) applies only to records kept by federal organizations, but most provincial and municipal criminal justice agencies also restrict access to their records once they are told that a record suspension has been ordered.

You may apply for a record suspension once you have completed your sentence. You must have completed all sentences of imprisonment, conditional sentences, any probation order, all fines, surcharges, costs, restitution and compensation orders before you apply for a record suspension. You must wait 5 years after the completion of a sentence prosecuted by way of summary conviction and 10 years for offences prosecuted by way of indictment.

Records suspension applications are reviewed by the Parole Board of Canada. It is important that you meet with a lawyer to ensure that you are providing the necessary and pertinent information to ensure that your application is successful for a record suspension.

Contact Vancouver criminal defence lawyer Jas Mangat at 1-604-896-0422 for your free 30 minute in office consultation where he can discuss your case with you.