The hybridization of indictable offences was the single most important change that increased the volume and types of cases heard by the Provincial Courts. (ontariocourts.ca)
According to Pardon Services Canada, the legislation also rendered certain offenders, such as those with three or more convictions for indictable offences, permanently ineligible for a pardon, or what is now known as a record suspension, and raised the cost of getting a federal pardon to $ 631 from $ 150. (canadianlawyermag.com)