Background Checks for Film and Television Production Companies
In response to Corra Group’s recent inteview with French television news station CanalPlus, Corra has prepared three background screening packages specifically for the film and television industry, ideally suited for screening Reality television contestants, production company staff, as well as film production financial partners. Protecting your investment has never been more important, as reality television contestants [...]
Canada Criminal Records searches for pre-employment screening
Since the Ryan Jenkins Murder affair, there’s been much attention to the nuts and bolts of conducting background checks on job candidates from Canada. How are they conducted? Are they reliable? Can we trust the data we are receiving? Can we trust our vendor to oursource our background checks to an international researcher? Can we trust the [...]
Going Whole Hogg $8.6 Million Verdict in Wild Pig Accident
A jury recently awarded $8.6 Million to a Monterey County motorcyclist who was severely injured after striking a wild pig. The jury found that State highway officials were responsible for the Plaintiff’s injuries. They ruled that the officials ignored evidence that a stretch of highway was dangerous because wild pigs were crossing it and the State [...]
Nova Scotia Nurses union unhappy with criminal background check plan
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
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 to [...]