Free Pardons – If you are trying to find how to get a pardon done free you are in the right place. No, we will not do your pardon for free but we will be honest and tell you that no one else will either. Free pardons are just a gimmick offered by some of [...]
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Pardon Changes – CBC Power and Politics – 1 year later
Power and Politics I was lucky enough to be invited to be interviewed on CBC’s Power and Politics. The invitation was a result of another invitation to speak at the Discussion Panel mentioned in the previous post. It all concerns the pardon changes that took place over a year ago as a result of the Conservative’s [...]
Public Forum on the New Pardon System
Nicole And I were Invited to participate in the following public forum on the pardons legislation. We will me speaking members of the panel along with representatives from the St. Leonard’s Society of Ottawa, the John Howard Society of Ottawa, and representatives from the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. Below is the press release for this [...]
How to get a pardon – circa 2002
It has now been more than ten years since the National Pardon Centre opened its doors. Back then pardons were kind of a new thing, especially in Montreal where our first office is located. I guess that’s why Canada Now did a news story on our opening. Ten years later I can’t help but look [...]
Federal Pardon Waiver Services
This post refers specifically to the company operating under the name Federal Pardon Waiver Services but is also a commentary on the general problems associated with this industry. If you want an honest team give me a call. At the National Pardon Centre your file is in good (and honest) hands. Unfortunately I’m forced to discuss the [...]
Canadian Pardon Waiting Period – 5 and 10
Canadian pardon waiting periods If getting a Canadian pardon has been a concern to you in the past couple of years and you don’t know the significance of 5 and 10 years then you must have been living in a cave, maybe on the moon or on mars or somewhere in the Kuiper belt. It [...]
Pardons backlog – If you’re stuck at the Parole Board of Canada
Pardons Backlog - If application for a pardon is stuck in the backlog at the Parole Board of Canada the chances are that there is not much information I can give you that you don’t already know. I am happy to discuss things with our clients and even with some of you who are not our [...]
Cow and Dogs On Trial
Obviously there has been a lot of negativity in the pardon and waivers industry lately that we don’t need to go over again. So with this post I thought I would lighten it up a bit, just for a change. I always loved the Far Side so when I stumbled across these and they were [...]
Pardons – What’s New?
PARDONS COST INCREASE Sadly the big news in pardons is that the cost of getting one has skyrocketed. Following legislative changes championed by the Conservative government the fee for filing your application with the Parole Board of Canada went from $50 to $631. And of course most service providers, having wasted so many resources fighting [...]
Tough On Crime or Tough On Employment?
The Toronto Star has been very supportive of the fight against the Tories tough on crime agenda. This is the fourth opinion piece of mine it has published and I would like to say how much we appreciate the support here at the National Pardon Centre. There is certainly room for improvement in Canada’s justice [...]


