Definitions Organization and Applicant

Criminal Record Checks


Forms & Payment

Steps

  1. Download the Criminal Record Check Consent Form PDF  File - Acrobat Reader Required - see Help.

Information can be entered directly into the form fields from your computer, then the document can be printed once all fields have been filled in.  It is important to note that the form with your entries cannot be saved, so double check your entries before printing and exiting the form.

The other option is to print the form and complete the required form fields by hand, clearly, using dark ink.

  1. When all the fields have been completed in the Consent Form, the applicant is to sign and date the form and provide it to their organization

Tip: The applicant should follow the “Checklist for Applicant” found on page two of the downloaded Consent Form to ensure the form is completed correctly. 

  1. The organization makes a copy of the completed Consent Form the employee has provided and keeps the original, sending a copy to the Criminal Records Review Program along with the appropriate payment 

Tip: The organization should follow the “Checklist for Organization” found on page two of the Consent Form to ensure their part of the process is completed correctly.

Payment

There is a $20.00 non-refundable processing fee for each criminal record check and it must be submitted with the completed and signed consent form. Consent forms received without the prescribed payment will be returned, unprocessed.  Payment must be in the form of a:

Note: Personal cheques are not accepted.

Payment Exceptions / Fee Waiver

The Criminal Records Review Act allows for the Registrar to waive the fee if it is deemed in the public interest. The only individuals considered for a few waiver are children aged 12-18 years (inclusive) in residence at the child care facility, or students who are enrolled at a B.C. high school on voluntary work placement/work experience in a child care facility arranged through the school.  College-level ECE students are not eligible to apply for a fee waiver and are required to submit the prescribed payment with the signed Consent Form.