Criminal record checks by companies are reaching a levels that make it near impossible for persons with a record to find employment. This creates many more social problems than it solves. In essence it is a discriminatory exercise. While I believe it is relevant for institutions like government, childcare, banking etc, to have background check policies; I believe the process is simply abused by businesses overall.

Business owners have the right to hire who they want, but I don’t feel that they should be able to require police checks for every position and applicant. That is blanket discrimination. I think corporate Canada should have to establish a viable reason for requiring a background check for any particular position. If the position doesn’t fall inside the margins of such a justification they should not be legally able to ask for a CPIC. Here’s another though, maybe make all minimum wage positions ineligible for background checks.

For example, should a counter attendant at Tim Horton’s really have to shell out money for a CPIC? Would “not” requiring CPICs for such a position raise theft rates in Tim Horton’s?

Everyone makes mistakes some bigger then others, but we ALL deserve a second or third chance to make it in this world.

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