The police have slapped those shiny silver cuffs on your wrist, and you’re being driven away in the back of a car with flashing lights. A number of emotions might be rushing through you: shame, embarrassment, fear and anger. While it’s understandable for...
A criminal record can have a significant negative impact on your life. A conviction, unfortunately, follows you everywhere, but a conviction does not tell a person’s whole story. Our clients have offered to share their stories to help others change the direction of...
Most of us have grand career aspirations, after all, it is what puts food on our table. Having healthy goals is in our DNA. If you want to advance your career and you suffer from a criminal record there is a very good chance that dream job is out of reach. Having a...
A pardon is essential for many opportunities in Ontario. In the past, Ontario employers only required pardons for sensitive positions, such as health care and teaching. Today, criminal record checks are requested all the time in Ontario even for entry-level jobs like...
You can be denied entry to Mexico if you have a DUI on your record from the past 10 years. Mexico takes a tough stance against people with DUI offences who try to go to Mexico. Foreigners who have been convicted of drunk driving during the last ten years are typically...