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Record suspension checklist

This tool from Steps to Justice is a checklist on what you need to apply for a record suspension.

Will a criminal record affect my immigration status?

This resource produced by settlement.org covers the implications of having a criminal record on one’s immigration status in Canada.

How do I get a pardon or a record suspension?

This question from Steps to Justice explains how someone can apply for a record suspension. A record suspension used to be called a pardon.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Peace bonds

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about peace bonds and whether they affect your police record, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: What’s included in a police record check?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about what is included in a police record check, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Will peace bonds appear on my criminal record or police record?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about whether peace bonds appear on a criminal or police record, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

What is a criminal record?

This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association gives basic information on what a “criminal record” and a “police record check” are.

What is a non-conviction record?

This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association provides answers to FAQs on the nature of “non-conviction records”.