Pardons
To get a pardon you must apply to the National Parole Board, provide completed forms and a payment. The Parole Board will carefully consider your application and all accompanying records before making a decision. You do not need a representative or a lawyer to apply for a pardon as the instructions are in the Pardon Application Guide.
The process takes up to eighteen months.
If you want to get across the Canada-U.S.border you may need a waiver. You can get the package you need to apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a waiver by going to the US consulate in Vancouver.
Start at Government Websites First
There are many businesses which may promise to get you a waiver, and some are better than others. In some cases, the websites of such businesses are made to appear to be official government sites.
Remember, U.S. government agencies have “.gov” in the website address. Canadian government agencies have “.gc.ca” in the website address.
Getting Your Local Arrest Record Destroyed
You can apply to get some of the information related to your arrest destroyed. The information that will be destroyed will include your fingerprints and “mug shot”, the file created about you as a result of your arrest, and the criminal record history in the CPIC database.
Some of the information will not be destroyed. This includes information in the records kept by the local police of the whole incident, and any court records which may exist relating to any prosecution or other court proceeding resulting from your arrest. The process takes about six months.
Or call the Court Liaison Unit – Criminal Records at (604) 717-3042 or the Supervisor i/c of the Court Liaison Unit at (604) 717-3039.
Links to other Local or Municipal Police Forces in British Columbia
- Abbotsford Police Department
2838 Justice Way, Abbotsford BC V2T 3P5
Phone: 604 859-5225 - Central Saanich Police
1903 Mt. Newton X Road, Saanichton BC V8M 2A9
Phone: 250 652-4441 - Delta Police Department
4455 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta BC V4K 3E1
Phone: 604 946-4411 - Nelson Police Department
606 Stanley Street, Nelson BC V1L 1N4
Phone: 250 354-3919 - New Westminster Police Service
555 Columbia Street, New Westminster BC V3L 1H9
Phone: 604 525-5411 - Oak Bay Police Department
1703 Monterey Avenue, Oak Bay BC V8R 5V6
Phone: 250 592-2424 - Port Moody Police Department
3051 St. Johns Street, Port Moody BC V3H 2C4
Phone: 604 461-3456 - RCMP E Division Headquarters
657 West 37th Avenue
Vancouver BC V5Z 1K6
Phone: 604 264-3111 - Saanich Police Department
760 Vernon Avenue, Victoria BC V8X 2W6
Phone: 250 475-4321 - South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service
307 Columbia Street
New Westminster BC V3L 1A7
Phone: 604 515-8300 - Stl’ Atl’ Imx Tribal Police
P.O. Box 488, Lillooet BC V0K 1V0
Phone: 250 256-7784 - Vancouver Police Department
2120 Cambie Street, Vancouver BC V5Z 4N6
Phone: 604 717-2706 (recruiting) - Victoria Police Department
850 Caledonia Street, Victoria BC V8T 5J8
Phone: 250 995-7654 - West Vancouver Police Department
1330 Marine Drive West, Vancouver BC V7T 1B5
Phone: 604 925-7300