If the record were automatically gone for everybody who had simple possession, wouldn't the word get out on the street that your record's gone? I have a very difficult time understanding your trying to contact these individuals with a notification that they now don't have a criminal record. If it were automatically done with all criminal records dealing with simple possession in Canada, then why would we need to notify people? It should get out there...newspaper article.
On May 6th, 2019. See this statement in context.