Requirements of Membership with Scouts Canada
From Scouts Canada’s By-Laws, Policies and Procedures
Section 3000
Police Record Checks (PRC’s):
PRC’s are mandatory for all applicants; a Vulnerable sector check must be part of this PRC process. Further,
all applicants must present a clean PRC before they can assume a leadership position in the section. Police
Record Checks must be renewed every three years. Scouts Canada reserves the right to conduct or request a
Police Service Bureau Record Check for any volunteer at any time. A clean PRC means:
(a) no criminal record as defined by the “Criminal Records Act”;
(b) no pardon(s) for a sexual offence as set out in the recent amendments of the “Criminal Records Act”;
(c) no outstanding criminal charge(s);
(d) no order(s) made in the interest of safety under the criminal code which would restrict the applicants access
to, weapons, firearms, explosives or other Section 3000 5 January 8, 2009 prohibitions;
(e) no contact, access or behaviour restriction(s) with any person; or
(f) no order(s) made under the child protection legislation which is intended to restrict the applicant/members
access to children.
Please Note:
Non-registered adults attending in their capacity as Parent/Guardian or Volunteer Helper/Resource Person must provide
an Individual Release and Hold Harmless Agreement, as more fully outlined in Scouts Canada’s By-Laws, Policies and
Procedure, Section 13025(i) – waivers.