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==How do you apply for a record suspension?==
==How do you apply for a record suspension?==
Apply to the Parole Board of Canada. It costs $631. You may also have to pay other fees for local police record checks and copies of records, documents, and fingerprints.
Apply to the [http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/index-eng.shtml Parole Board of Canada]. It costs $631. You may also have to pay other fees for local police record checks and copies of records, documents, and fingerprints.


The Board will give you a Record Suspension Application Guide that explains what to do – there are several steps. The Board website ([http://www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca]) has both the guide and a fact sheet on record suspensions. You can also call the Board for information at 1.800.874.2652.
The Board has a [http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/prdons/pardon-eng.shtml Record Suspension Application Guide and forms] a [http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/infocntr/factsh/record_suspension-eng.shtml fact sheet on record suspensions]. You can also call the Board for information at 1.800.874.2652.  


You don’t need a lawyer to apply, but it is a complicated process with several stages. It can take a year or longer. The Clemency and Records Suspension Division offers free help. Its number is 1.800.874.2652.
You don’t need a lawyer to apply, but it is a complicated process with several stages. It can take a year or longer. The Clemency and Records Suspension Division offers free help. Its number is 1.800.874.2652.
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[updated March 2014]
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'''The above was last reviewed for accuracy by Paul Briggs and edited by John Blois.'''
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