What shows up on a criminal record check in Ontario or Canada?

What shows up on a criminal record check in Ontario or Canada?

• What shows up on a criminal record check in Ontario or Canada?
• Today, many Canadians are subject to criminal background checks.
• Most employers require them when you apply for a job.
• Even if you have a job but are looking for a promotion, your employer may require you to get a background check.
• And, if you travel from Canada to the United States, the United States Border Patrol Agents will check whether you have a criminal record.
• That leads to the question, what shows up on a criminal background check in Ontario?  Or in Canada, for that matter?

Different Levels of Disclosure

• A criminal record or criminal background check in Canada provides different levels of disclosure depending on the situation and depth of the background check.  
• For example, in a check where there are minimal levels of disclosure, a result may include that a criminal record exists but has no details.
• Another result type may have more detail and list a complete conviction history and personal information.
• And a complete output would include not only personal information but also a complete conviction history and charges resulting in non-convictions.

The Local Police Criminal Record Check is Very Detailed

• One of the most common background checks is a Local Police Criminal Record check.
• A local police criminal record check is very detailed and will search multiple databases for criminal activity.
• This search will query the Canadian Police Information Centre system which is called the CPIC database. 
• The CPIC database is managed by the RCMP and is a huge database that stores all criminal records in Canada.
• The local police criminal record check will also search its own database for criminal and non-criminal activity that is not included in the CPIC system.
• The output from a local police record check is very detailed and includes charges that result in a conviction.
• The results will also include non-convictions.  These are charges that were withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, acquitted, diverted, or subject to an absolute discharge or conditional discharge.
• There will also be information about charges that are pending.  And, there will be details about alleged criminal incidents that did not result in charges.
• Finally, and most people don’t know this, your local police criminal record check may also include traffic offences even though they are not criminal in nature.