Types of Police Record Checks

The Sécurité publique de la MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais conducts criminal record checks (for employment or volunteer purposes) as well as no impediment checks (for people working with vulnerable clients) for residents of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais only.

A person may have to prove that he or she does not have a criminal record or a criminal history, that is, that he or she has not been convicted of or charged with a criminal or penal offence. She may need to show this for civil purposes or because her job requires it.

The 2 types of checks available are:

Criminal record check for civil purposes;
A criminal record check for a person who works with vulnerable clients.

DESCRIPTION

Civilian Criminal Record Check (CCRC)

(Applicable fee of $100)

This type of check is performed when applying for citizenship or immigration, for a visa application, for the lifting of an entry ban, for a work permit or pre-employment permit for salaried or volunteer work, for a certified criminal record attestation, a certificate of good conduct or any other application for employment (salaried or volunteer) that does not meet the criteria indicated in section 6. 3(1) of the Criminal Records Act (vulnerable clientele).

Criminal Record Check for Persons Working with Vulnerable Clientele (CRVC) OR a pardon

(Applicable fee of $90)

This type of check is performed on people working in the scouting movement or in early childhood centers, for example, because they are considered to be working with vulnerable clients.

According to section 6.3(1) of the Criminal Records Act, a vulnerable person means a person who, because of age, disability or other temporary or permanent circumstances:

is in a position of dependency on other persons;
is at greater risk of abuse or assault than the general population from a person in a position of authority or trust.