many people that went in prison have difficulty finding Employment and the majority 70% felt that criminal records have effect on their job search 2 months of the been released 40% of respondents have been employed at some point since leaving prison but only 31% were currently employed.
one study found that that white job applicants with a criminal record are of half likely to be called back for an interview black applicants are less likely to be called back in general but those with a record called back on your third as often as peers.
also background checks go back 7 years different type of background checks look different results and cover different lengths of time in Canadian personal history in general background checks that typically cover 7 years of Criminal and court records but can't go back any further depending on complication and laws of what's been searched.