The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), is part of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The CBSA comprises the Customs program, formerly with the CCRA, the intelligence, interdiction and enforcement functions, formerly with CIC, and the passenger and initial import inspection services at ports of entry, formerly with CFIA.
The CMRRA is a non-profit music licensing agency, which represents the vast majority of music copyright owners (usually called music publishers) doing business in Canada. On their behalf, CMRRA issues licenses to users of the reproduction right in copyrighted music.
Ad IDEM is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of free expression in Canada and abroad. Their aim is to achieve this objective through: public and professional education; advocacy and law reform initiative; and cooperation with related professional organizations.
The ICT Standards Advisory Council of Canada (ISACC) is a partnership between industry and government. They recommend strategies for domestic and international Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards development, implementation and promotion, which will meet the needs of Canadian users, industry and government.
Cybertip.ca is Canada’s National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. Cybertip.ca also provides the public with information, referrals and other resources to help Canadians keep their children safe while on the Internet.
Pardons Canada is a non-profit organization which assists individuals in removing a past criminal offence from public record. They also assist in obtaining U.S. Entry Waivers. Support and information is provided by telephone, on the website, and in-person at a walk-in centre in Toronto.
This fact sheet from the Parole Board of Canada explains the process for getting a record suspension (formerly known as a pardon). A record suspension allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records.
The National Pardon Centre is a federal non-profit organization which assists individuals with applications for Canadian pardons and US entry waivers. A Canadian pardon, also known as a record suspension, will get your life back on track and a US waiver will open up the border and let you travel.
This website section from the RCMP explains the process for getting a criminal record check. You may need a criminal record check for various purposes, including: employment, adoption, international travel, volunteer work, citizenship, name change, student placement or to obtain a record suspension (formerly pardon).
This web site from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is dedicated to providing students and scholars alike with an information hub for existing Canadian hate crime literature. One can navigate through the links on this site to find summaries of books, academic papers, conference proceedings, and organization and government reports that have addressed the issue of hate crime in Canada. Additional sections provide information about national and international anti-hate crime organizations.
This article from the law firm Pringle Chivers Sparks explains how a judge decides on a sentence, discusses various types of sentences and describes other kinds of orders a judge may make after sentencing.
This website section from the RCMP provides information about the National DNA Data Bank of Canada which contributes to the administration of justice and the safety of Canadians by ensuring that those who commit serious crimes are identified more quickly across all police jurisdictions in Canada while innocent people are eliminated from suspicion. Topics include: History, Privacy and Security, FAQs, Technology, Statistics and Glossary.
