<P> Criminal offences can be pardoned either by the Governor General of Canada, Parole Board of Canada or through an order - in - council by the federal government, as determined by the crime involved under the Criminal Records Act . Pardon has been renamed as record suspension under Bill C - 10, otherwise known as the omnibus crime bill or by its formal name Safe Streets and Communities Act, introduced by the Conservative government in 2011 . The change officially came into force on March 13, 2012 . In 2017, two provincial superior courts struck down the retroactive nature of these changes as unconstitutional . As a result, pardons are currently being granted to residents of BC and Ontario who were convicted prior to 2012 . </P> <P> In Chile, citizens can request their own criminal records at the Civil Registrations office or the Registro Civil . According to the Article 19 N ° 16 of the Constitution of Chile, an employer cannot discriminate based on anything else but personal capabilities to perform at the job offered . One can eliminate one's criminal records by a voluntary checkup, providing your signature two years for first offenses, or five years for more . A person must be complaint of the requisites provided by the law No. 409 . </P> <P> The Criminal Code of Croatia: The Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia "Narodne novine" entered into force on January 1, 1998 . </P> <P> Under Article 86, criminal record data may be given only to courts and State Attorney's offices when a criminal case is brought against the person . Governmental bodies can access this data upon a reasonable request and must be related to specific tasks in public service to be entrusted to the person for whom such information is requested . The police can also gain access with the intention of discovering the perpetrator of a criminal act . Other members of the general public do not have the right to demand that citizens submit records concerning their convictions . A citizen retains the right to access data from their own criminal record, only under the condition that the purpose is to exercise his rights in another state . </P>

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