Record Suspension
Parole Board of Canada - Record SuspensionPhone contact: 1-800-874-2652 (toll free)
Email contact: [email protected]
Website contact: https://www.canada.ca/en/parole-board/services/record-suspensions.html
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION FOR YOUR
LOCAL POLICE RECORD CHECK (LPRC)
Record Suspensions can be completed by individuals without the assistance of a lawyer or a third-party company. If it has been five (5) years (summary offence) or ten (10) years (indictable offence), since you completed your last sentence and all fines, surcharges, costs, restitution and compensation orders have been paid, you may apply to the Parole Board of Canada for a Record Suspension.
Record Suspension Application Booklets may be downloaded from the Parole Board of Canada website at https://www.canada.ca/en/parole-board/services/record-suspensions/step-1-get-your-criminal-record.html. This booklet outlines the steps to follow and contains instructions on each of the steps.
The first step in the process is to obtain a copy of your Criminal Record from the RCMP in Ottawa by the submission of your fingerprints. Individuals in the Region of Halton requiring fingerprinting for a Record Suspension should visit an accredited fingerprinting company. Halton Regional Police Service does not fingerprint for Records Suspensions.
When your fingerprints are received back from the RCMP, the Local Police Records Check in the Record Suspension Application Booklet, must be taken to every police service where you have lived in the past 5 years. If you have lived in Halton in the past 5 years, you can apply ONLINE.
If you are unable to apply online, you can attend in person, with two pieces of valid government issued identification to Halton Regional Police Service located at 2485 North Service Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 3H8 between the hours of 8:00am-3:30pm Monday thru Friday, or dropped off at one of our Districts (see "About Us" for locations and hours).
The fee for the Local Police Records Check is $30.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
You do not need a lawyer or representative to apply for a Record Suspension. This will not accelerate the review of your applications or convey a special status on it. The Parole Board of Canada treats all applications in the same way.
You can apply for a Record Suspension by following the step-by-step instructions in the Record Suspension Application Booklet and submitting your completed application forms to the Parole Board of Canada.
For further information you may call the Record Suspension assistance line at 1-800-874-2652.