Author: Darrel Pratt

Court Resources. Court proceedings are open to the public and student groups routinely come to watch. Can the public attend court hearings in Canada? Most trials and other hearings in Provincial Court are open to the public, and you are welcome to attend court to listen and observe. However, while it rarely occurs, legislation does […]

3/ Are Criminal Records public in Canada? Generally no, your criminal record is not public in Canada. There are some exceptions in the context of other laws, for example, regulating firearms and protecting children. In Ontario, access to your criminal record is covered by the Police Record Checks Reform Act. How do I access public […]

You need to request a File Destruction with the local Police or RCMP that originally charged you. Getting a File Destruction will ensure that your background check results in Canada will be clean. Can you get your fingerprints removed from record Canada? Pardons Canada undertakes all necessary steps and procedures for removing your criminal record, […]

If your application is approved We’ll keep your fingerprints and photo until your 80th birthday. If you’re granted Canadian citizenship, we’ll permanently delete your fingerprints and photo. Does fingerprint expire? Your fingerprints never “expire” but the validity period of background check and clearance based on the collection of your fingerprints is 15 months. How do […]

Experian’s Canadian Profile real-time reports offer comprehensive business credit data on more than 3.7 million companies. What credit bureau does Canada use? There are two main credit bureaus in Canada: Equifax. TransUnion. Which credit score is most accurate Canada? ‘hard’ credit check. The score that most Canadian lenders use is called a FICO score, previously […]

You can’t remove a legitimate inquiry from your credit report. Can you legally remove inquiries from your credit report? If you find an unauthorized or inaccurate hard inquiry, you can file a dispute letter and request that the bureau remove it from your report. The consumer credit bureaus must investigate dispute requests unless they determine […]

Indigenous history in Canada History: Crown-Indigenous relationships. Royal Proclamation of 1763. Treaty-Making in Canada. Indigenous contributions to the War of 1812. Residential Schools. First Canadian Arctic Expedition. Indigenous contributions during the First World War. National Indigenous History Month. What is the history of indigenous peoples in Canada? Indigenous peoples have been in Canada since time […]

Canada began the 1920s in a state of economic depression. By the middle of the decade, however, the economy started to improve. Wheat remained an important export for Canada, but there was also enormous growth in the exploitation of natural resources and manufacturing. What was life like in the 1920s in Canada? The 1920s saw […]

The Canada Temperance Act. The Canada Temperance Act (Scott Act) of 1878 gave local governments the “local option” to ban the sale of alcohol. Prohibition was first enacted on a provincial basis in Prince Edward Island in 1901. Prohibition in Canada. Published Online August 12, 2013 Last Edited November 13, 2020 Did Canada have a […]

Persons convicted of an offence listed in the schedule to the Expungement Act are eligible to submit an application to the PBC to have the record(s) of their conviction(s) expunged. If the person is deceased, an appropriate representative, such as a close family member or a trustee, can apply on their behalf. How much does […]