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Guides and insights tagged “Criminal record check.”
Since November 2019, every police record check in Ontario runs under one statute. Here is what the Police Record Checks Reform Act actually lets an employer see, and the two-consent process that gets it to you.
A record suspension seals a conviction from routine criminal record checks, but sealed is not the same as erased. Here is exactly when a pardoned offence can still surface, and what employers are allowed to do about it.
The honest answer is that different parts of a background check reach back different distances. Here is the real lookback window for each component, and what falls off when.
Canada has three standard levels of criminal record check, and they are not interchangeable. Here's what each one shows, who can actually request one, and how to match the level to the role.
