Overview
When Volunteer Canada’s Screening Handbook http://volunteer.ca/en/catalog/the-screening-handbook was first published in 1996, the practice of volunteer screening was relatively new. Canadian organizations did not have a uniform response to the issue of screening employees and volunteers, and in only a few cases did laws or policies require that screening be undertaken.
Today, the non-profit sector has widely accepted volunteer screening. The challenge organizations face now is how to screen -- how to find a practical balance between the duty to provide a safe environment and the limits of what organizations can afford to do, or have time and resources to do.
The following documents provide an update on Laws and Screening in Canada.
Federal Law and Social Policy
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