O. Reg. 259/25: EXEMPTIONS, POLICE RECORD CHECKS REFORM ACT, 2015

ontario regulation 259/25

made under the

Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015

Made: November 20, 2025
Filed: November 26, 2025
Published on e-Laws: November 26, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: December 13, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 347/18

(EXEMPTIONS)

1. Subsection 0.3 (1) of Ontario Regulation 347/18 is revoked and the following substituted:

Restricting information

(1) A police service performing a police record check pursuant to an exemption set out in sections 1 to 19 may not disclose any information other than the following:

1.  Information listed in connection with a type of police record check set out in the Schedule to the Act.

2.  Subject to subsection (2), information that represents a public safety concern.

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2026 and the day this Regulation is filed.