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If you have ever been charged and convicted of a criminal offence and have been fingerprinted, you will have a criminal record.

A criminal record may be an obstacle to obtaining a job, a job promotion, ability to be bonded, adoption or child custody, travel outside your own country and other opportunities..

• Obtain your fingerprints and criminal record from the Perth Police Service if you reside in Perth.  Others must attend their local police service. 
• You can now start the process of obtaining a Pardon. Follow the 9 steps to applying for a pardon.

Pardon period for Criminal Code convictions:

Before a person is eligible to apply for a pardon, he/she must have completed all sentences and waited a certain period from the completion of all sentences.

National Parole Board

1-800-874-2652

or visit their website at:

www.pbc-clcc.gc.ca

Pardon Applications

The following steps apply to the eligibility for a Pardon:

A sentence is completed when:

• a person has paid all fines, surcharges, costs, restitutions and compensation orders in full
• a person has served all of his/her time, including parole or statutory release
• a person has satisfied his/her probation order

The waiting period:

10 years

 -  for a personal injury offence (s. 752 C.C.), for which a sentence of 2 years or more was imposed

 - for indictable conviction of sexual offences.

5 years

 -  for indictable offences (other than sexual offences)

 -  for summary sexual offences

3 years

 -  for summary offences (other than sexual offences)

A Person Granted a Discharge: 

A person does not need to apply for a pardon if his/her criminal record consists only of absolute or conditional discharges.  Absolute or conditional discharges handed down by the court on or after July 24, 1992 will automatically be removed from the CPIC computer system one year (absolute discharge) or three years (conditional discharge) after the court decision.  

For discharges given before July 24, 1992 to be removed from the record, a person must contact the RCMP at the following address:

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If you have any concerns you can contact the National Parole Board at:

Or call 1-800-874-2652 or visit their website at: www.pbc-clcc.gc.ca 

9 STEPS TO APPLYING FOR A PARDON

Pardon fees range from $50.00 to $150.00