Canada Drastically Raises Cost of Criminal Pardons
Submitted on August 16, 2011
By Paula Mallea - August 16, 2011
The Harper government is about to raise the cost of obtaining a pardon to $631 from $150. Yet when the fee was raised from $50 to $150 last year, one person who helps offenders obtain pardons said it was "earth-shattering for hundreds of our clients." Quadrupling the new fee will ensure that very few offenders can afford to apply.
