Ontario Hockey Federation's Criminal Background Check Centralization
Eligibility to Officiate
On Ice Officials 18 years of age and over are required to submit a Vulnerable Sector Verification (VSV) the first time they make a submission.
Every three (3) years On Ice Officials will be required to submit a Criminal Record Check (CRC). (Example: Year one VSV, year two Criminal Offence Declaration Form, year three Criminal Offence Declaration Form and year four CRC.) All On Ice Officials must adhere to this Policy.
Click Here for more information on the Ontario Hockey Federation’s Criminal Background Check Centralization for those 18 years of age and older.
Submission of your record check will be as follows:
1. Year 1 Initial Submission of VSV – Please see details below specific to the local police service as per where you reside.
If you are a first-time official attending a clinic or Officiating School, you would submit at the clinic or Officiating School in a sealed envelope, with your full name printed on front. If you do not have your VSV at the time of your clinic or Officiating School and have initiated the process please submit the receipt in a sealed envelope, with your name on the front at your clinic or Officiating School.
2. Year 2 through 4 Criminal Offence Declaration Form – Prior to registering online for your recertification you must submit to the OHF a fully completed and signed Criminal Offence Declaration form.
3. Year 5+ – Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 over the next three years.
In good standing with a valid Vulnerable Sector Verification (also known as Vulnerable Sector Search) or Criminal Background Check?
- Click Here to download and complete the Criminal Offence Declaration form.
- Not sure when your VSV/ CRC expires? Click Here to log-in into your HCR account and check.
Do you reside in Peel Region area?
To obtain your Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) Document, the following link will bring you to the Peel Regional Police website where you will apply for your document online: https://rec-check.peelpolice.ca/.
If you are a returning official and require a Criminal Background Check- CRC (Level 1), please click here: PRP657 – Consent to Conduct Police Records Check (peelpolice.ca)
Are you being asked for a letter from your association to prove that you are working with children and requiring this level of Screening?
Click Here for your Letter of Confirmation as an on-ice official within the Ontario Hockey Federation.
Please submit either your receipt showing you have initiated your application for screening or submit your screening document to the Ontario Hockey Federation at [email protected].
Live outside the Toronto/ Peel/ York area?
If your jurisdiction may be that of the: Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), please follow the directions of your Police Force accordingly.
Click Here for your Letter of Confirmation as an on ice official within the Ontario Hockey Federation.
Where does your Police Check or receipt go?
Please submit either your receipt showing you have initiated your application for screening or submit your screening document to the Ontario Hockey Federation at [email protected].