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The Canadian Press
For thousands of Canadians who have long-since served their sentences and returned to a crimefree life, advocates say the backlog means their criminal records are easily obtained.
National Post
“Applicants for record suspensions can face serious prejudice if their applications are not dealt with in a timely way,” Jadavji wrote in his letter to Toews. “Job applications, and thus employment opportunities, can be lost, and the applicants can also be deprived of the ability to travel abroad.”
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The Vancouver Sun
We call on the federal government to view these new court precedents as the impetus needed to create a uniform legislation that will benefit the whole country. Let’s not wait to help Canadians with records get back on track.
CTV
This issue affects one in eight Canadians, said Mercier, whose company helps people who want to clean up their record so they can volunteer, coach or travel. U.S. immigration law stops Canadians convicted of crimes from travelling into the country without a waiver of inadmissibility from the Department of Homeland Security.
Toronto Star
Azmairnin Jadavji, president of Vancouver-based Pardon Services Canada, said that while he lauds government efforts to improve service standards at the Parole Board, “we believe that it is against Canadian values of fairness to draw resources away from servicing applicants who had filed in good faith in order to better service applicants who applied later — but paid more.”