In the vast majority of cases, once a person has been granted a Canada Pardon, they do not re-offend and can live a life free of the burden of having a criminal record.
Most people are thrilled to obtain a Canada Pardon because they can be safe to travel to the US without worry and for work purposes as a criminal background check would be clean.
However, if you do get convicted again, the government can choose to revoke your pardon and your criminal record will show up once again.
It is possible to obtain another pardon once you have served your punishment and have stayed out of trouble for the required time period.
Here is an email we recently received from a person who received a Canada Pardon for a DUI (Impaired Driving) in 2003, and just recently got another DUI, to which the Parole Board has proposed to revoke his initial Pardon:
“I received a letter from the NPB today proposing to revoke my pardon granted in 2003 because of my new conviction. My previous conviction occured in 1990 for a DUI.”
“They are evaluating my good conduct criteria. My offense occured on July 20, 2008 and I was convicted in December 2009 of DUI. I completed the Interlock program successfully and have not had any problem since.”
“The Criminal Records Act provides for written representations to be submitted for consideration by the NPB addressing the reasons for the proposal to revoke. Can you help me in this matter or advise me how to deal with this problem?”
If you have any questions regarding this topic or about Pardons and US Entry Waivers email us at info@pardons.org or call 1-877-929-6011.
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July 20, 2011 at 1:29 am |
I am just wondering if i get a pardon for my impaired charge does it come off my driving record? my charge was 9 years ago.
July 20, 2011 at 10:28 pm |
The impaired charge will come off your driving record in due course according to the laws of the motor vehicle act.
September 1, 2011 at 12:41 am |
My husband and I just revived our Canadian passports and are soon planning on traveling to the USA. But he is worried that he maybe denied entry at the border as he was convicted of a DUI in 1991. Would this happen? Would he of still gotten a passport if it was still on his record?