Record Comparison
Appears on | ||||
Data Element | Out-Of-Province / 3rd Party? | Police Criminal Records Check -PCRC |
Police Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check -PCRJMC |
Police Vulnerable Sector Check -PVSC |
Criminal convictions from across Canada where supported by fingerprints | ||||
Criminal convictions from local databases (Service conducting screening check) - not supported by fingerprints (i.e. summary convictions) | ||||
Outstanding entries, such as charges and warrants, judicial orders, Peace Bonds, Probation and Prohibition Orders - confirmed and authorized for release by the contributing agency. | ||||
Absolute and Conditional Discharges (where disposition is still in effect). | ||||
Family Court Restraining Orders. | ||||
Charged and processed by other means such as Diversion (released as police contact only). | ||||
Dispositions including, but not limited to, Withdrawn, Dismissed, and cases of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disorder. | ||||
A review of all available police contacts including but not limited to theft, weapons, sex offences, or violent, harmful and threatening behaviour. | ||||
Pardoned criminal convictions for sex offences, identified as a result of a VS query, and where authorized by the Minister of Public Safety. | ||||
Convictions under provincial statutes (i.e. Trespass to Property Act, Liquor Licence Act, Highway Traffic Act, etc.). | ||||
Ministry of Transportation information (PARIS) related to non-criminal driving convictions (i.e. speeding, careless, drive suspended, etc.). | ||||
Suspect information that would hinder an ongoing investigation, or where the suspect has not been spoken to. | ||||
Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) information beyond the applicable disclosure period. | ||||
Any reference to contagious diseases. | ||||
Victim/Complaint information (unless under exceptional circumstances). | ||||
Foreign information (i.e. criminal convictions or other information from police agencies outside Canada). | ||||
Any reference to incidents involving mental health contact that did not result in a criminal charge. | Very limited, if at all |