ontario regulation 70/25

made under the

Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017

Made: May 22, 2025
Filed: May 22, 2025
Published on e-Laws: May 22, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: June 7, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 155/18

(GENERAL MATTERS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL)

1. Section 117 of Ontario Regulation 155/18 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(7) For greater certainty, a person required under sections 117 to 131 to provide a police record check, vulnerable sector check or broad record check is required to provide the result of that check.

2. (1) Clause 119 (1) (j) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “police force or service” and substituting “police service”.

(2) Section 119 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) For the purposes of this section, a pardon includes a record suspension within the meaning of the Criminal Records Act (Canada).

3. (1) Section 120 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “provide a vulnerable sector check” and substituting “provide the results of a vulnerable sector check”.

(2) Section 120 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person who has or is seeking to have a professional affiliation with a service provider pursuant to clause 117 (2) (c) and who as a result will be present at a place of open custody, a place of temporary detention, a place of secure custody or a youth justice probation office is not required to provide the results of a vulnerable sector check if, as a result of the professional affiliation, the person will not have unsupervised contact with young persons.

4. (1) Section 121 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “provide a broad record check” and substituting “provide the results of a broad record check”.

(2) Item 32 of the Table to section 121 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “a Child and Parent Resource Institute” in Column 1 and substituting “the Child and Parent Resource Institute”.

(3) Item 43 of the Table to section 121 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “item 15” in Column 1 and substituting “item 42”.

(4) Section 121 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person referred to in item 12, 14, 16, 18, 22 or 25 of the Table to section 121 is not required to provide a broad record check if the person,

(a) receives residential care; or

(b receives residential services and supports in a host family residence as defined in subsection 4 (2) of the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008.

(5) Section 121 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection

(3) Despite subsection (1), a person who has or is seeking to have a professional affiliation with a service provider pursuant to clause 117 (2) (c) and who as a result will be present at a place of open custody, a place of temporary detention, a place of secure custody or a youth justice probation office is not required to provide the results of a broad record check if the person will not be providing services directly to young persons as a result of the professional affiliation.

5. Subsection 122 (3) of the Regulation is revoked.

6. (1) Section 127 of the Regulation is amended by adding “Except for the recipients set out in subsection 2” at the beginning of the portion before paragraph 1.

(2) Paragraph 3 of section 127 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. The recipient’s policies and procedures with respect to the measures to be followed to keep police record checks, notices of charges and convictions, statements of relevance and offence declarations confidential and secure, including policies and procedures respecting the retention, transfer and disposal of such materials.

(3) Paragraph 5 of section 127 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

5. The recipient’s policies and procedures with respect to the way information included in a police record check, notice of charge or conviction, statement of relevance and offence declaration may be considered and used by a recipient.

(4) Section 127 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(2) A recipient referred to in items 42 and 43 of the Table to section 121 is exempt from the requirements in subsection (1).

Commencement

7. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.

(2) Subsection 4 (4) and section 5 come into force on the day this Regulation is filed.