Human Resources Legislative Update

Police Record Checks Legislation Passes Third Reading

Human Resources Legislative Update

Police Record Checks Legislation Passes Third Reading

Date: December 1, 2015

On December 1, 2015, Bill 113, the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, as amended by the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, passed at Third Reading. When proclaimed in force, this legislation will implement a new process governing requests for searches of the Canadian Police Information Centre databases, or other police databases, in connection with screening an individual for certain purposes.

Background information on the Bill 113 reforms is available here.