What is Record Support Canada?

Record Support Canada offers guided help for cross-border travel, employment, and record suspension needs, with assessments, referrals, cases, and 29 pages.

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When Can I Apply for a Pardon?

Estimate the earliest date you could apply for a Canadian record suspension, based on the Parole Board of Canada's waiting periods. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere.

1. When did the offence happen?Use the date of the offence (not the conviction). If you have several, use the most recent.2. When did you finish your whole sentence?The last of: fines, surcharges, costs, restitution and compensation paid; jail, conditional sentence or parole ended; probation ended.

3. How was it prosecuted?

Summary conviction By indictment Not sure

Your court documents or criminal record usually show this. If you're not sure, we'll show both.

How the waiting periods work

For offences on or after March 13, 2012, the Parole Board's waiting period is 5 years for a summary conviction and 10 years for an offence prosecuted by indictment, counted from the day you finished your whole sentence. Older offences follow the rules in force at the time.

You can apply directly to the Parole Board of Canada for a $50 fee; you don't need a lawyer or a paid service. Province guides: Ontario · Quebec · Alberta · British Columbia

Source: Parole Board of Canada, Determining your eligibility. Record Support Canada is an independent educational and referral resource provided by Federal Pardons And Waiver Services, not affiliated with any government. General information, not legal advice; no outcome is guaranteed.