AllCleared Insights & Education Corner
Knowledge is power. Read through our vast list of informative insights written by our team of experts and empower yourself.The Potential for Restorative Justice
Restorative justice: The concept that true healing after a crime doesn’t necessarily come from harsher punishment but rather from the coming together of criminal and victim, giving them a chance to understand one another and work to repair the harm done. In theory,...
Is There Ever a Need to Disclose a Pardon for a Criminal Record?
No one should ever feel compelled to volunteer information on a past conviction when a pardon has been granted. Unfortunately, sometimes when a person is asked directly if he has ever been convicted of a crime, the sense that honesty is the best policy prevails. He...
Pardon Application – User Fee Increase Proposal Is Worrisome
On December 29, 2010, the $50 user fee for the processing of a pardon application was officially increased to $150. On February 2, 2011, the Government of Canada announced its intent to have pardon applicants assume the administrative costs of processing a pardon...
Finding Employment Through Volunteering
Finding employment in today’s economy can be challenging – whether you have just recently graduated, are re-entering the work force, want to change career paths, or are seeking new challenges. Perhaps you have been reviewing the classified ads in the local newspapers,...
Key Facts Regarding Obtaining a Pardon to Remove Your Criminal Record
A criminal record remains on file in Canada but does not necessarily need to serve as a barrier to gaining employment, being approved for promotion, being granted child custody, volunteering, qualifying for accommodation. Convictions can follow a person for life,...
Lured by False Promises, Lesson Soon Learned
The fish sees the bait, not the hook; a person sees the gain, not the danger [Chinese proverb] – A young, naïve newcomer to Canada got a harsh introduction to peer pressure, but has since overcome the consequences and moved on. Shortly after immigrating to Alberta,...
Criminal Records Can Be Made Invisible
Once a sentence for a conviction has been served – the fine is paid, the prison sentence completed, all conditions met – a person should be able to move on, unencumbered by the stigma, start a new life. Yet that sentence will still “continue to be served” indefinitely...
Mistaken Notions About Driving Under the Influence
No one would disagree that operating a vehicle while under the influence of any substance that limits your ability to think clearly, respond quickly, stay alert, and remain attentive is a dangerous activity. So why do people continue to do so? Since a DUI – Impaired...
Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?
Background verification of job seekers is becoming more and more routine – before companies hire or promote applicants, they are undertaking criminal background checks and sometimes credit checks as well. Employers need to determine the validity of claims made on...
Taking Control, Moving Forward
A worthwhile person seeks not the easy life, for the easy life does not make a worthwhile person [Chinese proverb]. Here is the story about how one young man has “changed his ways” and found a better way to live life. When he began his involvement in the drug trade,...
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