Who Must Have a Criminal Record Check
Under the Criminal Records Review Act
All individuals (current or new to their position or circumstance) who work with children, or have unsupervised access to children in the ordinary course of their employment, or in the practice of an occupation, or registered students in a post secondary institution who will work with children, and who are employed by or licensed by, or receive operating funds from the provincial government are included under the act. Positions such as:
- Members of governing bodies such as teachers, doctors, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, and physical and massage therapists
- Registered students in a post secondary institution who will work with children
- Licensed child care providers
- Licence-not-required child care providers registered with the provincial Child Care Resource and Referral Program
- School and hospital staff, including secretaries and cleaners
- Volunteers in child care facilities (licensed or licence-not-required) and licensed after school programs, but not to other volunteers or to individuals working with vulnerable adults.
- Residents age 12 and older, at licensed and licence-not-required child care facilities.
Volunteers and those working with vulnerable persons
The only volunteers that are covered by the act are those individuals at child care facilities licensed by a local health authority, or licence-not-required child care facilities registered with the Child Care Resource and Referral Program.
Although criminal record checks are not currently covered by the act for other volunteers or for individuals who work with vulnerable people (such as the elderly or people with disabilities), many groups or agencies conduct their own criminal record checks on their staff and volunteers with the assistance of their local police agency.
Governing Bodies
Professional Governing Bodies requiring criminal record checks through the Criminal Records Review Program:
The requirement for a criminal record check is outlined in the act relevant for each governing body. The list of acts is outlined in Schedule 2 of the Criminal Records Review Act and are as follows:
Positions Not Covered by the Act
Organizations whose employees or volunteers are not covered by the act must make their own arrangements for criminal record checks by contacting their local policing agency. If it is unclear if an individual is included under the act, please contact the Criminal Records Review Program for clarification.
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