Pardons May Be Easier To Obtain At The National Pardon Center

The National Pardon Center is Staying Updated About Changes to Deadlines, Prices, and Waiting Periods. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) September 19, 2016 - The National Pardon Center, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, would like to inform the Canadian public that changes are expected to be made to the national pardons program. Currently, there are quite a few hefty obstacles in the Canadian Pardons Program right now. For instance, citizens wishing to have their records suspended or forgiven so that they can obtain a new job, move to a new home, or cross the border, they are going to have to pay large amounts and waiting for up to a decade. As of right now, the filing fee for a pardon application costs $631, a huge departure from the original price of $50. At over six-hundred dollars, the filing fee is much too large a sum for most Canadian citizens to apply for a records suspension or United States entry waiver. When you consider that many people are trying to move abroad or improve their living conditions, the $631 that stands in their way just seems disproportionately unfair.

The National Pardon Center would like to announce that changes are expected. Under the direction of the Minister of Public Safety, Ralph Goodale, the costs are set to decrease. Moreover, the current waiting periods are anticipated to decrease as well. Currently, Canadian residents who have an indicted offence on their permanent record need to wait 10 years for their suspension or waiver application to be processed and reviewed. The waiting period for those with a summary offence is 5 years. Both of these waiting periods are long swaths of time in which these citizens could be bettering their lives and the lives of their families.

It is the hope of Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale and the National Pardon Center that the necessary changes will be put into effect as soon as possible. Besides fully supporting Minister Goodale's proclamation that the current prices and waiting periods are "punitive", the National Pardon Center continues to do their best to support and assist Canadians who are looking for a suspended record or a waived entry in the United States. The National Pardon Center was founded in 2002 by Michael Ashby and Nicole Levesque. For nearly 15 years, the National Pardon Center has been helping clients partner with legal lawyers and attorneys as well as get fingerprinting services which are accredited by the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).

Contact the National Pardon Centre by visiting them online at nationalpardon.org. On their website, clients can navigate to the preferred service they are looking for, as well as request more information to guide you along in the process. The National Pardon Centre may also be able to help clients connect with legal lawyers and skilled attorneys for added assistance with obtaining the sufficient documents and supporting materials. The toll-free phone number for the National Pardon Centre is 1-866-242-2411. Clients may also apply for assistance or services online directly on the National Pardon Centre's website.

Address: Montreal, Quebec
#650-2000 Peel St.
H3A 2W5
Telephone: 514.842.2411.
Fax: 514.842.8406.

Toronto, Ontario
#1503-2 Carlton St.
M5B 1J3
Telephone: 416.477.1110.
Fax: 416.477.1112.

Calgary, Alberta
#340-600 Crowfoot Cres NW
AB T3G 0B4
Telephone: 403.698.8800.
Fax: 416.477.1112.

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