Ontario, Canada grants exemption under Bill 113 for background screening

As previously discussed here, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) reports that the Ontario government has confirmed that it has granted an exemption to Section 12 of Bill 113 ("The Police Records Checks Reform Act, 2015").

This exemption covers third-party agents, like background screening firms, and eliminates the need for sharing of the criminal record result with the applicant and obtaining consent from the applicant before sharing the information with a designated end user.

The revised exemption language is available here.

We will provide additional information on criminal record checks in Ontario, Canada as it becomes available.

Posted: October 30, 2018