For many HR departments the first step is to remove any application that has a check mark in the box next to criminal record. Having your employability limited by what is often a single minor crime, is incredibly frustrating and most likely less than financially rewarding. The criminal justice system’s goal is rehabilitation and have…
When you apply for a criminal record check, “stayed charges” may or may not appear in your Criminal Record Certificate. We would like to think the regulations would be clear as to what does and doesn’t appear in a criminal record check. The results of a criminal record check could change the course of a…
After a person completes their conditions imposed on a conviction, you might think their “payback” to society is completed and technically it is. However there is one last thing to do in order to get rid of the criminal record which can’t affect employment, education and travel. Unfortunately, until the waiting period of 5 or 10…
While most people will think that the often quoted statistic that 10% of Canadians have a criminal record is high, when we break down criminal records by sex it’s even more surprising. According to Public Safety Canada*, Over 23% of Canadian males age 12 and older have a criminal record. That number is much lower…
We provide the same fingerprint-based, RCMP certified criminal record check as at Winnipeg Police Service, an R.C.M.P. detachment or the Commissionaires except for Vulnerable Sector searches. Same and next day appointments available 1-204-453-0099. We are an R.C.M.P accredited fingerprinting agency through our affiliation with Global ID Services. Why Use Pardon Services? We provide a fast-convenient service. There is no reason anyone should…
Thanks to the smartphone, fingerprinting technology has become a mainstream security feature. Despite this, the novelty of duplicating someone’s fingerprints to defeat security has raised a question in our office: “Can you copy someone’s fingerprints and use them to defeat bio-metric security?” Immediately after asking the question, the classic James Bond movie Diamonds are Forever came…
With legalization rapidly approaching Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has approved a new roadside test to check for drugs. The Draeger DrugTest 5000 will be the first saliva screening equipment to be used by Canadian law enforcement to test for illicit drug use while driving. Police forces are still able to choose the testing equipment they…
The information disclosed on a Criminal Record Check may not always be the same depending on the type of Record Check you are having completed. Recently we have seen an example of this confusing situation. A bi-yearly work-related criminal record check for a Winnipeg resident that has always came back “clean” for over a decade, recently came…
