Pardon Me, Canada: In Other News...

Here is an interesting article: Police Dealing with Increased Demand for Reference Checks

Pardon Me, Helpful Hint of the Day

Only 11% of eligible Canadians have applied for a Pardon

Approximately 230,000 civil clearance fingerprint requests are received annually

3 million files are added to the Canadian Police Information Centre Every Year

For Information on Bill C-23B, possible new legislation affecting people with criminal records watch this video.

The Pardon Process can be sped up with Digital Fingerprinting

From 2009-2010 The NPB received 32,105 applications for a pardon - 7,000 were ineligible or incomplete. Get it right on the first go around

The National Parole Board can take between 4-6 months to process a pardon application.

Age does not discriminate if you have a criminal record and get stopped going across the Canada-U.S. border.

The National Parole Board's website is www/npb.cnlc.gc.ca

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