With the idea in mind that former criminals can be rehabilitated and that no one should be endlessly punished for the rest of their lives the Canadian government has seen fit to offer a process that goes a long way in doing away with such bias and prejudice. As such, they offer a program set forth under the Criminal Records Act that allows for one’s criminal record to be “ suspended”. When the process has been positively completed a Canadian Criminal Record Suspension is granted with the intention to assist those individuals whose conduct has changed significantly since the last date of conviction. This is supposed to be indicative of the idea that prior behaviour should no longer reflect negatively on one’s future life. Provided no new convictions are recorded, a Canadian Record Suspension application that is granted seals a criminal record and thus helps in removing many of the obstacles affecting one’s life.
The particulars are not actually destroyed. However, access to them is extremely difficult without permission from the highest federal government sources. In other words, when a Record Suspension is granted the information still exists but is sealed in such a way that ordinary access is impossible or at least highly unlikely to ever see the light of day again without due cause. In the event the usual inquiry is made to retrieve this information from government computers the printout from the source will render the following statement: “No Record”.
Furthermore, once a Record Suspension is granted a request is normally submitted to the local police detachment and courthouse (where the offense was originally recorded) requesting the removal or sealing of the information from their storage system as well. This request is usually complied with. Thus, the possible damage to one’s reputation as a result of this past history is then reduced significantly. For example, under the Canadian Human Rights Act when a Criminal Record Suspension is granted application for employment in the Federal public service cannot be denied based on one’s past criminal history. At least that is the theory thereof. There are exceptions to the rules and there is any number of ways for people to obtain that information should they really want to get it. Please call if you want to discuss that idea more thoroughly.
If you have any further questions about this situation be sure to contact us and we will try to determine exactly what your personal set of particulars will mean. Our conversation time is always free of charge. If we are engaged to actually help you with an application, there will be fees and disbursement costs to be considered. Each case is unique so most likely are the fees that go with it.
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If you have any further questions about this situation be sure to contact us and we will try to determine exactly what your personal set of particulars will mean. Our conversation time is always free of charge. If we are engaged to actually help you with an application, there will be fees and disbursement costs to be considered. Each case is unique so most likely are the fees that go with it.
Should you wish to have us or one of our affiliates assist you with the processing of your application we can also discuss that with you.
Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter and if you need any further assistance please do not hesitate to call.
Yours sincerely,
Michael J. Finner
403-589-8007
1-800-347-2540
email: mjfinner@telusplanet.net