Criminal Record Check

Criminal Record Check

To ensure a safe and respectful environment for all participants, the Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL) requires all coaches and team managers to complete a Criminal Record Check (CRC) through the Government of British Columbia before participating in league activities.

Who Needs to Complete a CRC?

  • All coaches and assistant coaches

  • All team managers and staff

Important Notes

  • There is no cost to complete the CRC through our access code.

  • CRCs must be renewed every 3 years.

  • You will not be permitted to participate in any league-sanctioned activity until your CRC is completed and cleared.

  • All information is handled confidentially by the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

 

Option 1: How to Complete Your CRC

The process is quick, secure, and completed online.

  1. Visit the Government of BC Criminal Record Check Portal.

  2. Use the following access code when prompted:    BNJ3WMPBS5

  3. Follow the instructions to submit your Criminal Record Check application.

  4. You will receive confirmation once your CRC has been successfully submitted and processed.

Option 2:  Attend at local Police Detachment & Submit CRC in person

Criminal Record Checks can only be executed by the police establishment that has jurisdiction in the community where the applicant resides. Each police force has its own form(s) and you have to make sure you use the correct ones. There may actually be two forms that you have to fill out  —  one for a general Request and Consent for Police Record Search and Disclosure and a second one for a specific Request and Consent for Criminal Record Search for Sexual Offenses for which a pardon may have been granted.

Complete all forms carefully. In some jurisdictions there may be a section in which you sign to give authorization for the police to disclose the information to the league. It is very important to ensure that the correct contact and address shown above is provided in this section. The Police Department may only release the results to the applicant.  If this is the case, you must then forward the CRC to the League office.

NOTE: Recently most police departments, stopped forwarding the results to the leagues directly.  Instead, they are contacting the person applying for the criminal record check and asking them to come and pick up the results in person. Note that once again it must be done in person and you must have your photo ID available. It is your responsibility to forward the results in an unaltered form in a sealed envelope to the VISL League Manager. The CRC contains personal information and should not be shared with any other league official or volunteer.

Some jurisdictions are now requiring finger-printing.

Some police departments charge a fee for processing a Criminal Record Check.  Any fee charged is not reimbursable by the VISL.

Questions?

If you have questions or encounter issues during the process, please contact us at admin@visl.org