Broad Record Check
The applicant MUST provide a letter stating they are responsible for the wellbeing of children and youth under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA)
The Broad Record Check (BRC) was established to provide screening of individuals that fall under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act , 2017 or under the intercountry Adoption Act, 1998.
A person who holds or is applying for a position managing, supervising, or providing support or assistance to a person designed under subsection 154(1) of the CYFSA in connection to the administration of Part VI of the CYFSA.
Contact pcrc@southsimcoepolice.ca for more information
The Broad Record Check will include the following information as it exists on the date of the search:
- Every criminal offence of which I have been convicted, except an offence in respect of which a pardon has been issued or granted under the Criminal Records Act (Canada);
- Every criminal offence of which I have been found guilty and has been discharged, except an offence in respect of which the Criminal Records Act (Canada) requires that the record be purged;
- Every finding of guilt under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) during the applicable period of access under the Act;
- Every outstanding order of a judge or justice of the peace made against me in respect of a criminal matter, including a probation order, prohibition order or warrant;
- Every outstanding restraining order made against me under section 35 of the Children’s Law Reform Act, section 46 of the Family Law Act or section 137 of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act 2017, or any predecessors of those sections;
- Every outstanding criminal charge against me;
- Every criminal charge against me that,
- Resulted in a finding of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder
- Resulted in a stay of proceedings,
- Was dismissed by the court, or
- Was withdrawn by the Crown;
Every contact I have had with a police force or service for which the police force or service has a written record, unless:
- Disclosing the information could reasonably be expected to interfere with a law enforcement matter
A police service has not made the person aware of the contact,
The person was a minor at the time of the contact, or
The information is not relevant to the person’s suitability to perform caregiving duties for a child or to reside in a place where a child is residing and receiving care - Every contact I have had with a police force or service in relation to actions taken against the person under the Mental Health Act because of a determination under that Act that I was suffering, or apparently suffering, from a mental disorder of a nature or quality that would likely result in serious bodily harm to myself or to another person or in serious physical impairment of myself.
