Will the punitive record suspension fee be lowered? When the former Conservative Federal government raised the application fee for a criminal pardon to a whopping $631, critics said it was punitive – how could someone struggling to get a job, since so many jobs today...

When your criminal record and your custody case clash You’ve cleaned up your life, but your partner hasn’t – that’s a common scenario in child custody cases. While the two of you may not have exactly been Bonnie and Clyde, you could have gotten up to a fair amount of...

A tale of crime and punishment The mild-mannered building contractor pushes his cap back and squints into the rubble of his latest job. “I passed everything they threw at me,” he says wistfully, “all the tests. Medical, aptitude, etc. They called me and said I was...

Denied housing due to criminal record? In today’s rental housing market, which is extremely tight both in big cities like Toronto and in smaller burgs like Guelph, you may have struggled to find affordable housing that meets your needs. Larger units for families are...

How will new marijuana laws affect the criminal pardon system? Most people know that Canada’s new Liberal government has pledged to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But to what extent will marijuana consumption be legal…and will any aspect of it still be...