What is a Criminal Record?

• 2100 - What is a criminal record?
• 2101 - Who creates criminal records?
• 2102 - What is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)?
• 2103 - What is the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)?
• 2104 - Criminal records storage systems
• 2105 - Are criminal records always stored in the RCMP data banks?
• 2106 - Steps involved in creating a criminal record
• 2107 - Are provincial and municipal offences included in criminal record files?
• 2108 - How long are criminal records kept?
• 2109 - Are criminal records removed automatically?

Types of Police Records Checks

• 2110 - What is a Local Police Records Check (LPRC)?
• 2111 - What is a Parole Board Police Check?
• 2112 - RCMP Records Checks
• 2113 - What is a Freedom of Information Request?
• 2114 - What is a Vulnerable Sector Check?

How Criminal Records Affect Peoples' Lives

• 2115 - How criminal records affect employment
• 2116 - Which careers and licences require a local police records check?
• 2117 - Can an employer find pardoned or suspended records?
• 2118 - Can an employer find charges that were withdrawn, dismissed or stayed?
• 2119 - How criminal records affect people who are self-employed
• 2120 - Can employees be bonded if they have a criminal record?
• 2121 - Can a criminal record prevent someone from volunteering?
• 2122 - What will be disclosed on a police records check for volunteer purposes?
• 2123 - How can a criminal record affect employment and job promotions?
• 2124 - Can a parent lose child custody because of a criminal record?
• 2125 - Can someone with a criminal record adopt a child or be a foster parent?
• 2126 - Can a criminal record prevent someone from renting a home?
• 2127 - Can a criminal record prevent someone from obtaining a mortgage?
• 2128 - How do criminal records affect immigration?
• 2129 - How criminal records affect travel to the U.S.A.

Youth Criminal Records

• 2135 - What is a youth criminal record?
• 2136 - How long are youth criminal records retained?
• 2137 - Who can access youth criminal records?
• 2138 - How are youth criminal records sealed or destroyed?
• 2139 - What happens to the records if a young person reoffends?
• 2140 - What happens to a youth record if the person commits a crime after becoming an adult?
• 2141 - How does a youth record affect employment?
• 2142 - Can a youth record affect college or university opportunities?
• 2143 - Can a youth record prevent someone from travelling to the USA?
• 2144 - How does a youth record affect Canadian immigration?

Removing a Canadian Criminal Record

• 2159 - Cannabis convictions and Record Suspensions
• 2160 - How to remove a criminal record
• 2161 - Local police destruction for not-guilty outcomes
• 2162 - Eligibility periods for Destructions
• 2163 - How long does a local police destruction take?
• 2164 - What are the benefits of a Destruction?
• 2165 - What information is not destroyed by the local police?
• 2166 - RCMP file purge for discharges
• 2167 - When is someone eligible for a File Purge?
• 2168 - How long does it take for a file to be Purged?
• 2169 - What are the benefits of a Purge?
• 2170 - Pardons and Record Suspensions (RS) for convictions
• 2171 - When is someone eligible for a Record Suspension (RS)?
• 2172 - What are the benefits of having a Pardon or a Record Suspension (RS)?
• 2173 - What are the limitations of a Pardon or a Record Suspension (RS)?
• 2174 - Who can apply for a Record Suspension?
• 2175 - Is a separate Record Suspension required for each conviction?
• 2176 - When a Record Suspension is ordered, what happens to the non-convictions?
• 2177 - Can someone obtain a Record Suspension for any type of crime?
• 2178 - Who can award a Record Suspension?
• 2179 - How can the "good conduct" assessment affect eligibility for a Record Suspension?
• 2180 - Royal Prerogative of Mercy: Obtaining a Record Suspension before eligibility
• 2181 - When should someone start preparing a Record Suspension application?
• 2182 - What is included in a Record Suspension application?
• 2183 - How long does it take for the Parole Board to process an application?
• 2184 - Does the Parole Board of Canada grant urgency status?
• 2185 - When someone applies for a Record Suspension, will the police go to the applicant's home or work?
• 2186 - Who can legally disclose a criminal record if a Pardon or a Record Suspension was awarded?
• 2187 - What happens if a Record Suspension application is denied?
• 2188 - When can a Pardon or a Record Suspension be revoked or cease to have effect?

USA Entry Waivers

• 2200 - Can USA Immigration Officers access Canadian criminal records?
• 2201 - Can someone with a Canadian criminal record legally enter the USA?
• 2202 - What is a 'Crime Involving Moral Turpitude' (CIMT) ?
• 2203 - How can people prove their crime is not a 'Crime Involving Moral Turpitude' (CIMT)?
• 2204 - What crimes would not prevent someone from entering the USA?
• 2205 - Can someone with a conditional or absolute discharge enter the USA?
• 2206 - Can someone on probation or parole enter the USA?
• 2207 - Can someone with a Canadian Pardon or Record Suspension enter the USA?
• 2208 - Does a criminal record affect NEXUS and FAST card applications?
• 2209 - How does having a criminal record affect Snowbirds?
• 2210 - What if someone attempts to enter the USA after having been refused?
• 2211 - What is a USA Entry Waiver?
• 2212 - When is someone eligible to apply for a Waiver?
• 2213 - What are the Waiver application requirements?
• 2214 - What criteria are used to decide whether a Waiver application will be approved?
• 2215 - When will a USA Entry Waiver application be denied?
• 2216 - How long does it take to get a USA Entry Waiver approved?
• 2217 - How long are Waivers valid?
• 2218 - Can USA Entry Waivers be renewed?
• 2219 - Can someone with a Waiver enter the USA whenever they want?
• 2220 - Can someone with a Waiver be denied entry into the USA?
• 2221 - Do people need a Waiver if they have never been refused entry into the USA?
• 2222 - Can someone with a criminal record enter the USA in the case of a family emergency?
• 2223 - Does someone need a Waiver if only 'stopping over' in the USA
• 2224 - Can a Canadian permanent resident apply for a Waiver?
• 2225 - Can people apply for a Waiver on their own?