On The Record: Public Workshop

On The Record is a public education workshop that aims to give employers and volunteer organizations an overview of the best practices around the use of police record checks in hiring. 

Topics include:

• The Police Record Checks Reform Act, a new piece of legislation passed by the Ontario legislature in December 2015
• The predictive value of police record checks as screening tools
• What type of information is disclosed at various levels of record checks in Ontario
• How non-conviction information differs from conviction information
• How to understand the results of a "positive" police record check
• When to request a police record check
• How to ensure that human resource policies and practices comply with privacy rights and human rights