The advertisement says "fast pardons in 6 months" already a bogus claim.
And why? Well they hide their identity pretty well at first. But one of the "organizations" they claim to belong to is "Te Pardon Society of Canada".
I did a little research and guess what? Only ONE company is a member of this "society". Pardons Canada on St Clair in Toronto.
This is what they have written on their page about the "Pardon Society Of Canada".
We recently co-founded the Pardon Association of Canada in order to help Canadians with obtaining pardons and US Waivers.There are many pardon service providers on the web and it can be very confusing for the public. Many providers advertise “fastest service” or “the fastest pardon in Canada”. These claims are entirely misleading and many Canadians have been tricked by these tactics.
In addition, the pardon service provider industry is unregulated so anyone can advertise that they help get pardons, but how skilled and prepared are they at actually doing the job? The pardon process can be a long and complicated process that requires skilled staff to wade through the paperwork and organize it so that the pardon can be completed. Oftentimes, these fly by night pardon service providers advertising on the web are under staffed and ill-equipped to handle the volume of paperwork.
The end result is that the person who has started the pardon process with these pardon service providers who are not entirely legitimate is caught in a lengthy and frustrating process whereby their pardon may or may not be completed and there is no service along the way.
The Pardon Association of Canada is designed to help Canadians avoid these fishy pardon providers by creating a forum for legitimate pardon service providers who abide by the guidelines set out by the Pardons Association to protect the consumer and ensure transparent and efficient pardon service.
In addition, with the upcoming changes to the Pardon legislation as set out in Bill C23, the industry needs a champion and voice to speak out in defence of those seeking pardons in Canada.
Pardons Canada undertakes all necessary steps and procedures for removing your criminal record, including: Pardons/Record Suspensions, Purges, Photograph & Fingerprint Destruction, and U.S. Entry Waivers.
So here is the irony. Pardons Canada created this "fake" organization to make themselves look legitimate, and also to pretend you have to "watch out for some pardon companies".
Ironically, THEY do all the things they rail against.
Pardons Canada does the following;
-they make the client do all the work
-they refuse to do ANY of the work outside of the court documents
-they have commission salespeople who don't care if the client is eligible
-they never reveal ALL the costs
-they pretend to be a "not for profit" organization
-Ian Levine chose the name because he knew people would think he was part of the Government of Canada
-They are impossible to get on the phone once you are a client.
-they make misleading adds like the one on this forum where they hide their identity.
-there is no PARDON SOCIETY. Another attempt at deception because they are reviled by clients.
-When a client is denied a pardon, they get NO help. I have been paid by many of these client to help them when they were denied and we usually win the appeal.
-They pretend fingerprints for pardons expire and then charge fees if the application has to be "re-started"
-they pretend you can do more than "seal" a record once the pardon is granted. (I have wrote about this) They charge $1000 for a phony "file destruction"
I have had 3 former staff members come to my office at various times and try and sell me stolen "leads" they get off the internet from forums like this. They tell me Andrew and his wife run the company, are generally hated by their staff and make a shitload of money ripping people off
Pardons Canada makes this entire industry look bad. You can create a good business model based on transparency and honesty. Michelle and I are examples of that. A good product does not need tricks or deception.