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Editorial: Canada's Criminal Checks Should Continue

July 16, 2014 posted by Steve Brownstein

  The decision by Victoria and Esquimalt’s police department to scale back on criminal-record checks is disappointing. The department could have addressed concerns from B.C.’s privacy commissioner without turning off the taps.

  In April, privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham said B.C.’s system of background checks is too broad, and police departments should stop disclosing people’s mental-health records when conducting background checks for employers and volunteer organizations.

  The police board has decided the department should do only vulnerable-sector checks — a more stringent process for those working with children, the elderly or people with disabilities — until a provincewide policy is developed concerning what information to release to volunteer organizations and employers.

  Until then, people living in Victoria and Esquimalt will have to pay at least $45 for a private-sector background check, a fee that will create hardships for non-profit groups.

by Times Colonist