Business Hours:

Monday through Sunday
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Phone: 705-725-7025 ext. 2141

Payment for services accepted in cash, debit or visa

Please choose a link:

Police Record Checks
Vulnerable Sector Search (Form 1)
Out of Country Police Record Checks
Corporate Criminal Record Checks
Pardon Applications
Release of Information - Insurance Requests
Freedom of Information Unit

Police Record Checks

In order to obtain a police record check you must attend the Record’s counter in person. You can obtain an application form at the Record’s counter. In order to process the check, you will be required to produce two pieces of valid government issued identification. The identification must confirm your name, date of birth and address, and one piece of identification must have a photo. We accept driver’s licence, birth certificate, citizenship card, passport, age of majority, health card, Military Identification, Indian Status card, etc.

If you are required to obtain the record check for employment purposes the cost is $40.00.

If you require the record check for a volunteer position it is FREE. A letter from the organization in which you will be volunteering is required and must be provided at the time of application.

NOTE:

It may take approximately 4-6 weeks to process, including mailing time.

Vulnerable Sector Search (Form 1)

If a Vulnerable Sector Search is required as a part of your record check, the Barrie Police Service will provide the form directly to the applicant. This search is for individuals who will be employed in vulnerable positions such as; foster parents, adoptions, social workers, working with children, elderly, sick or infirm. The cost is included in the $40.00 fee for the police record check.

Volunteers are free, but a letter from the organization is required and must be provided at the time of application.

Out of Country Police Record Checks

If you live out of the country and require a police record check there are various ways in which the Barrie Police Service may assist you in receiving this information. If you require this service, contact the Supervisor, Susan Lunstead either by phone, 705-725-7025 ext. 2140 or e-mail: slunstead@police.barrie.on.ca

Corporate Criminal Record Checks

For information on Corporate Criminal Record Checks, please click on the following for details:

CORPORATE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

Corporate Criminal Record Checks

Pardon Applications

A pardon is a recognition that you are of good conduct. When a pardon is granted, the information will be taken out of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) computer system. Pardon Application Guides are available upon request for individuals who are seeking pardons from the Record’s counter at Barrie Police Service. Before you are eligible to apply for a pardon, you must have completed all your sentences and waited a certain period of time from the completion of your sentences. Under the Criminal Code of Canada and other federal statutes the waiting period is three years for summary convictions and five years for indictable offences. There are private companies who offer their assistance in obtaining pardons, but this booklet has been designed for individuals to apply for it on their own. The booklet may also be downloaded from the National Parole Board website at http://www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca/prdons/pardon-eng.shtml.

Once the applicant(s) has received proof of conviction from the RCMP, the applicant may attend the Record’s counter to drop off the National Parole Board, Local Police Records check form (from the Pardon booklet). The cost for this service is $40.00. It takes approximately 4-6 weeks to process, including mailing time.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PARDON APPLICATIONS ON-LINE

Release of Information - Insurance Requests

Motor Vehicle Reports

Copies of accident reports can be obtained on request. Requests with payments can be submitted in person or mailed to:

Barrie Police Service
29 Sperling Drive
Barrie, Ontario, L4M 6K9

Information on an accident report will only be released to:

• The person or company directly involved
• The law firm whose client is directly involved
• The insurance company whose insured is directly involved

Cost: $25.00 – includes tax

Occurrence Reports - Insurance Company Request

Copies of occurrence reports can be obtained on request. Requests with payments can be submitted in person or mailed to:

Barrie Police Service
29 Sperling Drive
Barrie, Ontario, L4M 6K9

Occurrence reports include thefts, property damage, break and enters and mischief. Information on occurrences will only be released to:

• The person or company directly involved
• The law firm whose client is directly involved
• The insurance company whose insured is directly involved

If charges are still before the courts, only the name(s) of the accused parties, their charge(s) and pending court date will be released. Nothing further until after the charge(s) is completed in court. A follow-up report will be sent after the charges are completed in court.

Cheques (unless certified) are only accepted from Insurance Companies and Law Firms, and are to be made payable to The Barrie Police Service.
We also accept cash, money orders or Visa as payment.

Cost: $50.00 – includes tax

Occurrence Reports - General Public Request

Copies of occurrence reports can be obtained on request by the public. Requests with payments can be submitted in person at Barrie Police Service.

Cost: $50.00 – includes tax

We accept cash, debit or Visa from the public.

Freedom of Information Unit

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION – ACCESS/ CORRECTION

The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) provides individuals with a right of access to certain records and personal information in the custody and control of the Police. The purposes of the Act are twofold:

1. To provide the right of access to information under the control of the Police in accordance with the principles that information should be available to the public, exemptions from this right of access should be limited and specific and decisions on disclosure should be reviewed independently of the institution controlling the information.
2. To protect the privacy of individuals.

Individuals may attend in person at the Records counter in order to make a request for information or correction to a record. Requests can also be submitted in writing, addressed as follows:

Freedom of Information Unit
Barrie Police Service
29 Sperling Drive
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 6K9

Requests for access or correction to records must be accompanied by a $5.00 Application Fee. Payment may be made in person by cash, debit, VISA or money order or in the mail by cheque or money order payable to the Barrie Police Service. Under the Act, the Barrie Police Service has 30 days to respond to a request.

If your request is for personal information, it may be subject to 20 cents per page photocopying charges above the $5.00 application fee. If you request is for general information, it may be subject to $30.00 per hour search time charge and $30.00 per hour preparation time charge and 20 cents per page photocopying charges above the $5.00 application fee.

If you require further information or assistance, please contact:>

Debbie Gilmer
Coordinator, Freedom of Information
(705) 725-7025, ext. 2457
dgilmer@police.barrie.on.ca

Additional Links:

http://www.ipc.on.ca/english/Home-Page/
http://www.ontario.ca/>

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