The RNC is reminding anyone who needs a Criminal Record Screening Certificate or Vulnerable Record Check to do so online.
This is the time of year when many people are signing up as volunteer coaches, a process that often requires confirmation of one or more formal screening processes.
Not only that, but the RNC has expanded its jurisdiction on the west coast, so those who would typically have sought out criminal record checks through the RCMP, now have to do it through the Constabulary.
That includes residents of Cox’s Cove, Gilliams, Humber Arm South, Hughes Brook, Irishtown-Summerside, Lark Harbour and York Harbour, Little Rapids, McIvers, Meadows, Pasadena, and Steady Brook.
Traditional mail options are also available for those who cannot apply online.
The RNC is experiencing a high volume of requests, and applications could take at least 15 business days to process.