Clear your Canadian record with a record suspension.
A record suspension keeps your past convictions separate from routine record checks. We prepare your Parole Board of Canada application for a flat fee — not the C$600–$1,600 that firms charge.
Free, anonymous, no account needed.
pardoned.ai is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or the Parole Board of Canada.
Record suspension — what it costs, in full
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Pardoned — application preparation | C$399our fee |
| Government filing fee (Parole Board of Canada)You pay the government directly — we never touch this money. | C$50paid to government |
| What typical firms charge | $600–$1,600+ |
What pardoned.ai is — and isn't.
We help you prepare your own record suspension application. You review it, you file it with the Parole Board of Canada, and you pay the C$50 government fee directly to the government — it never passes through us. We can't advise you on your specific situation, and nobody — not us, not a firm charging four times as much — can promise the Parole Board's decision.
How it works
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Check that you qualify — free and anonymous
Our eligibility check restates the Criminal Records Act wait-period rules and computes your earliest application date from your sentence dates. Your answers stay on your device until you decide to buy.
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Get your RCMP-certified fingerprints
The Parole Board requires a certified criminal record check based on fingerprints, taken at an accredited agency. We tell you exactly what to ask for and what it typically costs.
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Collect your court and police records
You gather the court information for each conviction and local police record checks for every place you have lived in the past five years. We give you a per-record checklist so nothing is missed — incomplete applications are the number-one cause of delay.
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Write the statements the Board reads
The application asks for an account of the offence and a statement of how you have done since — the measurable-benefit and sustained-rehabilitation narrative. We structure these from the facts you give us; you review every word.
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Assemble the Parole Board forms
We prepare your complete application package with the current Parole Board of Canada forms filled from your answers, plus a cover checklist of what to enclose.
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You file it, and pay the government directly
You mail your package to the Parole Board and pay the government's filing fee directly to the government. That fee never passes through us.
See exactly what you get
The application package The personal statement The document checklist
Are you eligible?
Wait periods depend on whether your offences were summary or indictable, and the clock starts only once every part of your sentence — including fines and probation — is complete. Our free check does that math for you and tells you your earliest eligible date before you pay anything.
Free, anonymous, no account needed.
You might not need us — or anyone.
If your only outcome was a discharge, or your conviction falls under a free stream such as the simple-cannabis-possession record suspension, the government process is free and you should use it. Our eligibility check flags these and points you to the official route rather than taking your money.
Questions people ask
Sources
- Criminal Records Act, s. 4 (waiting periods)· verified 2026-07-10
- Criminal Records Act, s. 4.1 (measurable benefit / sustained rehabilitation)· verified 2026-07-10
- Criminal Records Act, Schedule 1 (ineligible offences)· verified 2026-07-10
- Criminal Records Regulations, Parole Board of Canada record suspension fee· verified 2026-07-10
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