Record Suspension - Timelines

Please be advised that once a record suspension application is accepted as eligible and complete, the Parole Board of Canada endeavours to process applications according to the following processing times:

• Applications seeking a record suspension for an offence or offences tried summarily will be processed within 6 months of application acceptance^{Footnote 1} .
• Applications seeking a record suspension for an offence or offences tried by indictment will be processed within 12 months of application acceptance^{Footnote 1} .
• Applications in which the PBC is proposing to refuse to order a record suspension may require up to 24 months after application acceptance to complete. The reason for this is that under the Criminal Records Act, the PBC must notify the applicant in writing of its proposal to refuse, and advise them that they are entitled to make or have made on their behalf any representations to the PBC that they believe relevant.

To learn about PBC's Remission Policy, visit the Record Suspension Application Processing Fee Remission Policy page.