Encyclopedia of Canadian Laws

Pardon

Paul Norton

Pardon in Canada

Pardon

This section offers an overview of Pardon under Canadian law, reporting on the provincial jurisdiction differences.

Concept of Pardon in Ontario

This section provides the essential definition of Pardon relevant or under the laws of Ontario: A process that allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records. All information pertaining to convictions will be taken out of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and may not be disclosed.

Definition of Pardon

Pardon meaning or descrpition: a grant under the Criminal Code resulting in an offence being deemed not to have occurred (Source of this concept of Pardon: emp.ca/books/479-3)

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