This CEO came up with her business idea while in prison – CBC
February 5, 2024
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Not in My Workplace: Addressing Workplace Exclusion of Individuals with Criminal Records
January 31, 2024
Overview: In Canada, a total of 3.8 million people (1 million in Ontario) have a criminal record but are 50% less likely to secure employment due to
JHS Learning Hub
February 9, 2022
The JHS Learning Hub is a free online platform that aims to equip frontline workers who serve justice-involved populations with the knowledge and practical skills to spot
Kawartha agency pivots to aid those seeking jobs during COVID-19 pandemic – MyKawartha.com
August 7, 2020
John Howard Society launches new "Finding Employment with a Criminal Record" tool to compliment existing programs such as Literacy and Basic Skills and Code Camp. Read More
‘It’s about looking at a whole person’: New website aims to help people with criminal records find jobs during the pandemic – Toronto Star
July 29, 2020
A new online tool launched this week aims to help individuals with a criminal record navigate the job-seeking process, offering tips on how to have what is
Jacqueline Tasca on Ontario Morning – CBC Radio
July 28, 2020
Listen to the interview here: CBCLISTEN
John Howard Society launches online tool to better navigate job seeking – The Lindsey Advocate
July 27, 2020
Today, the John Howard Society of Ontario launched a new online tool to help those with a police record better navigate the job-seeking process. Read More at .... The Lindsey
Criminal Record Disclosure E-Learning
August 26, 2019
This is an e-Learning course on telling a potential employer about your criminal record. By the end of it you will understand: The advantages and disadvantages
Applying for a Cannabis record suspension – Canada
July 15, 2019
Information on cannabis record suspensions (Bill C-93) The Government of Canada has passed Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis.
How to Read a Criminal Record
June 20, 2019
This tool is meant to assist employers and individuals in the interpretation of police record check results. It is an example only. Click on the Image on
Tools for Employers
June 19, 2019
This section includes the following tools: Police Record Check Policy: This policy reflects JHSO's philosophy and values, and to give applicants and partners a clear understanding of
Modernizing rules for police record checks would help get people back to work – YorkRegion.com
May 2, 2019
You don't need to have done time behind bars to have a police record, writes Christin Cullen Read more at the YorkRegion.com
The Case for Expunging Criminal Records
March 26, 2019
A new study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate. Read more at THE NEW YORK TIMES
Criminal records have become a lifelong stigma
March 26, 2019
It’s still too hard to wipe the slate clean in Canada. Change hasn’t come fast enough. A new Senate bill would bring relief to those who need
Information on Police Record Check Reform Act
January 9, 2019
Overview Ontario is standardizing three types of police record checks conducted as part of a screening process for employment, volunteering, professional licensing and other purposes. For more
Feds should consider making some criminal pardons automatic: public safety panel – Global News
January 2, 2019
OTTAWA – A panel of MPs wants the federal government to look at making criminal pardons automatic for some offenders who have served their sentences. The House
Drive to employ ex-offenders attracts over 120 businesses – Gov.UK
December 7, 2018
More than 120 further businesses have registered to work with prisons and set offenders on a path to employment, Justice Secretary David Gauke revealed today. Read more
New police check law puts further restrictions on young offender records
November 19, 2018
New provincial law requires summary convictions dropped from record after 5 years Read more at the CBC
ONTARIO LEADS THE WAY ON POLICE RECORD CHECKS REFORM – CCLA
November 1, 2018
On November 1, 2018, the Police Records Checks Reform Act (PRCRA) comes into force. Police record checks are searches of police databases that are conducted in order to screen
The problem with police records and street checks
October 25, 2018
In 2013, George Knia Singh, then a law student at Osgoode Hall Law School, filed a freedom of information request for any records Toronto police might have
Parole Board of Canada: How to apply for a Record Suspension
September 10, 2018
Parole Board of Canada Under the Criminal Records Act (CRA), the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) is the official and only federal agency responsible for ordering,
Record of employment – The Coast
August 28, 2018
Criminal record checks are an increasingly common part of job hunting, but for former inmates looking to reenter society, they're also a discriminatory barrier to finding employment.
Resources from other Jurisdictions
August 27, 2018
The following is a collection resources from organisations based in the US, UK and Australia designed to assist and guide employers in developing fair employment opportunities for
Advocates call for Ontario government to increase protection for people released from jail, with criminal records – Context
August 8, 2018
Employment enables people to find housing, a crucial component for staying out of jail. Employment also gives ex-prisoners the opportunity to build social networks that can keep
Ex-Inmate Jobless Rate Five Times Higher than National Average – TCR
July 11, 2018
The unemployment rate for former prisoners is nearly five times higher than the unemployment rate for the general U.S. population, and substantially higher than even the worst years of the Great
Volunteer Management Blueprint
June 13, 2018
Overview The main goal of this resource manual is to contribute to the development of volunteer programs through: Building organizational capacity by bringing together resources and best
Job applicants with criminal records need human rights protections – The Varsity
June 9, 2018
Students and graduates seeking employment opportunities can face discrimination and barriers due to police record checks Read more at the THE VARSITY
Law protecting Ontarians from disclosure of police records finally gets green light – Toronto Star
May 9, 2018
Nearly three years after it was passed unanimously by the Ontario legislature, the Police Record Checks Reform Act will become law on Nov. 1. It will severely
How businesses can help reduce recidivism – CNN
April 18, 2018
(CNN) Our prisons are broken. The United States is home to 4.4% of the world's population but nearly 25% of the world's inmates. And while the goal of incarceration is
City hosting spring job fairs as it works to address 20 per cent youth unemployment rate – CP24
March 26, 2018
Mayor John Tory speaks with workers at the Rexdale Community Hub on Tuesday. Read more at the CP24
Police Record Checks Reform Act
March 5, 2018
Police Record Checks Reform Act still not law Time is ticking: Make Police Record Checks Reform Act law Police records reform act can't
CLA calls on province to ‘live up to the commitment made’ on records checks – Canadian Lawyer
February 26, 2018
Legislation needs to proclaimed before election, says defence lawyer Read more at the Canadian Lawyer
Despite unanimous Queen’s Park vote, police are still disclosing unproven allegations against innocent Ontarians – Toronto Star
February 21, 2018
Despite unanimous Queen’s Park vote, police are still disclosing unproven allegations against innocent Ontarians An unusual delay in proclaiming the Police Records Check Reform Act into law
3 part series on barriers people face finding employment after release – Rabble.ca
January 2, 2018
The majority of Canadian inmates will be released eventually. When they re-enter society, most will struggle finding work. In this series, rabble.ca looks at some of the barriers people
A non-profit is helping ex-convicts land jobs as Silicon Valley programmers – CNBC
December 8, 2017
The Last Mile is a non-profit that helps ex-convicts land jobs as programmers. Read more at the CBCNEWS
Chris Selley: Ontario private member’s bill addresses rights of criminals looking for employment – National Post
November 6, 2017
As it stands now, says Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers, we are effectively 'preventing people from reentering the workforce completely' Read more at the National Post
OHRC supports Bill to improve Human Rights Code – OHRC
November 1, 2017
Bill 164, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017, introduced yesterday in the Ontario Legislature, would amend the Human Rights Code(Code) to include social condition, police records, genetic characteristics
Government hears support for making it easier, cheaper to obtain a criminal pardon – CBC
November 1, 2017
Respondents to online questionnaire show support for making pardons automatic for some crimes Read more at the CBCNEWS
ONN: Reforming Police Record Checks
August 1, 2017
ONN has been working on the issue of record checks since March 2012, when we asked the Ontario government for improvements in fees and timelines for processing police
Reforming the Criminal Records Act
March 5, 2017
John Howard Society of Canada report on reforming the Criminal Records Act Download Report
420,000 in police database never convicted: Analysis – Toronto Star
January 6, 2017
National database includes hundreds of thousands of innocent people as unproven allegations are routinely released in background checks. Read more at the Toronto Star
Province to legislate what police can disclose about innocent Ontarians – Toronto Star
January 6, 2017
Ontario will table legislation detailing what information police can disclose to employers, academic institutions about citizens who have not been convicted. Read more at the Toronto
Reintegration in Ontario: Practices, Priorities, and Effective Models
November 2, 2016
Overview: Reintegration in Ontario: Practices, Priorities, and Effective Models, a Report released on behalf of the Association for Effective Reintegration in Ontario (AERO), a collaborative group of
Canadian Civil Liberties Association: Police Records
May 1, 2014
Overview The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has released a number of reports and resources on police record checks and the disclosure of non-conviction information. CCLA's research has