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Purge Criminal Record

What exactly is a record purge and why would anyone consider applying for one?

A record purge removes any evidence of a charge on one’s Canadian Criminal Record when a person was charged for a crime, but in the end was never convicted. These are charges that will always come to light during background checks.

In Canada, a conditional discharge is a sentence that is giving out by judge in situations where a person is found guilty for an offense but is not actually convicted. A conditional discharge is not considered to be an actual conviction but the information regarding the conviction will stay in the system for the allotted amount of time.

Express Pardons often gets asked, how do you remove an absolute discharge from your criminal record?

An absolute discharge is when a person is found guilty but the judge does not convict the individual. The differences between an absolute discharge and a conditional discharge are that there is immediately no probation order or conditions to be met.

In Canada, a conditional discharge is a sentence that is giving out by judge in situations where a person is found guilty for an offence but is not actually convicted. A conditional discharge is not considered to be an actual conviction but the information regarding the conviction will stay in the system for the allotted amount of time.