Level 3- Police Information Check - Vulnerable Sector

The name-based Police Information Check – Vulnerable Sector will only include the following information as it exists on the date of the search:  

• Confirmation of declared criminal convictions.
• Summary convictions.
• Convictions under appeal.
• Suspended sentences.
• Other Federal convictions (if a public safety concern exists).
• Provincial convictions (if a public safety concern exists).
• Absolute Discharges and Conditional Discharges within the applicable disclosure period 
  • Not a conviction, listed as ‘subject’.
• Outstanding and/or pending entries such as Charges and Warrants
• Judicial Orders include Peace Bonds (including expired Peace Bonds), Restraining Orders, Protection Orders, Probation Orders, and Prohibition Orders.
• Dispositions include, but are not limited to Stay of Proceedings (within 1 year for youth), and cases of Not Criminally Responsible.
• Police records query of criminal/federal offences where the applicant is categorized as the Accused, Suspect, Suspect Chargeable, Charges Recommended, Wanted or Arrested information 
  • (unless youth Extrajudicial measures/sanctions are taken, then see below ‘Youth Only’).
• Police records query of criminal/federal offences where the applicant is categorized as the Victim, Witness, Subject of Complaint or Complainant (only under exceptional disclosure).
• Any additional information recorded in police databases documenting the applicant to have been a suspect in a criminal/federal offence.
• Adverse contact involving the threat or actual use of violence directed at other individuals, regardless of, but without disclosing mental health status.
  
  

Adult Only

• As authorized by the Minister of Public Safety (Canada), all record suspension (pardoned) criminal convictions, including non-sex offences, as identified by a Vulnerable Sector query.
• Charges Withdrawn, Dismissed, Not Guilty or Acquittal.
• Diversion / Alternative Measures, within applicable retention periods.
  
  

Youth Only

• Findings of Guilt within the applicable disclosure period.
• Findings of Guilt with a reprimand, or Charges Withdrawn, Dismissed, or Not Guilty within applicable disclosure periods.
• Acquittal
  • If within two months after the expiry of the appeal period or within 3 months after appeal proceedings are completed (unless found not criminally responsible (NCR)).
• Extrajudicial Sanctions within applicable retention periods.
  
  

A certified Criminal Record Check (verified by fingerprints) will also include an RCMP National Repository of Criminal Records search.

The Police Information Check – Vulnerable Sector does not include some sources of information that might be available to police, including but not limited to: 

• Mental health information
• Police intelligence information,
• Driver’s Licence Records, and
• Foreign law enforcement information
• For youth:
  • Extrajudicial measures such as no action, warning, caution or referral to Community Justice Committee
  • Record suspensions (pardons) – not applicable to youth
    
    

NOTE: This is a general list of records that may or may not be included in a records check. This list and the accompanying notes are provided as a guideline only. It is not comprehensive or exhaustive, and it may be varied or amended to meet the needs of a particular records check.