Brampton Youth Hockey Association Policy On Volunteer and Member with Criminal Records

It is the responsibility of the Brampton Youth Hockey Association to provide a good safe environment and to teach good sportsmanship to the membership. BYHA requires volunteers of good moral character and a positive role model for children.

Brampton Youth Hockey Association will not discriminate against any person on the basis of these grounds (age, race, sex, marital status, etc.) unless there is a bona fide reason related essentially and explicitly to the position being applied for, and will do so with due consideration for the need to accommodate applications where possible.

Brampton Youth Hockey recognizes that some of the positions in the organization are of significant trust. People applying for and undertaking positions of trust will be subject to more intensive initial and ongoing screening and supervision than individuals in placements, which are not positions of trust.

Individuals who have been charged, suspected or accused of the following may be excluded from a position of trust within the association:

• Individuals with convictions within the last 10 years for provincial offences related to a bona fide occupational requirement or qualification
• Convictions or charges pending for criminal driving offences, including but not limited to impaired driving
• As a result of other information gained during the police records check process or through the screening process as a whole, or as a consequence of other factors

Individuals who have been convicted of the following will not be accepted for a position of trust with minors within the association:

• Physical or sexual assault, sexual exploitation, invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference
• Indictable criminal offences for child abuse
• Current prohibitions or probation orders forbidding the individual to have contact with children under the age of 18
• Intent to traffic or trafficking in illegal substances convictions
• Possession or other illegal substance convictions

The applicant has the right to know why he or she is being refused and may appeal to the Board of Directors in writing for a review of their record.

Is should be noted that every staff member or volunteer once accepted, is obliged to inform the appropriate Association Executive, if he or she is charged, tried or convicted of any offence under the Criminal Code or under other provincial or federal statutes, if that offence is relative to a position of trust held by the individual.