Nova Scotia Nurses union unhappy with criminal background check plan
By Safeguarder | Jul 21, 2008
The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia will start requiring all prospective Nurses to conduct a $30 Canadian Criminal background check. The must pay for the background check themselves. An honor system is currently inplace and all nurses must report any criminal offeneses on their annual renewal. The college executive director thinks that requiring [...]
Ottawa Police Service Budget swallowed by Background Checks
By Safeguarder | Apr 29, 2008
The Ottawa Sun reports that the Otttaw Police service is spending alot of their overtime budget on conducting background checks for volunteer organizations like the Ottawa Administrators of Volunteer Resources, Volunteer Ottawa and the city’s volunteer services. Each group wants the government to speed up the background check process.
The police force is expecting [...]
