Fair Chance Hiring Toolkit
January 31, 2025
Fair Chance Hiring Toolkit: Use this toolkit and the information and resources contained within to better help you advocate on behalf of your clients with criminal records. Access
EMPowering Equity: What We Learned from Piloting & Evaluating EMPower Employment Program
December 7, 2024
Overview: The journey to meaningful employment for marginalized jobseekers involves more than providing job opportunities – it can also require comprehensive, wraparound supports that address the unique
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
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
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,
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
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
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
Help Wanted: Reducing Barriers for Ontario’s Youth with Police Records
May 6, 2014
Overview: This report aims to examine the barriers facing youth with police records (YPRs) in Ontario, with a particular emphasis on their exclusion from the labour market.