31. Every person wishing to join the staff of a private seniors’ residence or to work there as a volunteer in accordance with the second paragraph of section 30 must, before beginning work, provide the operator with a declaration concerning any charge or conviction referred to in the first paragraph of that section unless, in the case of a conviction, a pardon has been obtained.
The declaration must contain all the information necessary for verification and include written consent to the verification and to the disclosure of the results of the verification to the operator.
The operator must have the accuracy of the declaration referred to in the first paragraph verified before the staff member or volunteer referred to in the second paragraph of section 30 begins work. The verification must be made for all Canadian provinces and the results obtained must describe the charges or convictions, where applicable.
However, the operator may hire a person as staff member subject to the verification of the person’s judicial record if the person has declared no judicial record and insofar as the hiring is necessary to maintain sufficient qualified staff in the residence at all times to adequately provide the services agreed upon and meet the commitments made in the leases entered into with residents.
259-2018O.C. 259-2018, s. 31; 1574-2022O.C. 1574-2022, s. 301.