Going To A Local Police Service Location OR Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) For Your PRC/VSS in time for Fall 2018?

This message applies to all students who will be entering or continuing in our B.Ed Professional Programs in Fall 2018 who do not live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and are going anywhere but to Toronto Police Services to secure their required documentation for the 2018-2019 academic year.

As mentioned previously, Toronto Police Services has a specific process for those who live in Toronto, to secure their PRC/VSS.  Please see my upcoming separate communication for the complete details and the specific form that must be used.

The requirement of Local Police Service or Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)It is very likely that your local Police Service or OPP station in your hometown will require a letter from you that explains why it is you need a Police Record Check (PRC) and Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS).

Attached to this email, you will find a letter that you can print and take with you after June 15th, 2018 to complete your application and start the process of securing your required PRC/VSS document or report for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Starting this process after June 15th, 2018 ensure that your documentation will be valid for the full duration of your Fall 2018 placement.

Remember:

• Ask if a section of the Application Form (provided at the detachment) needs to be completed by Lakehead University.
• Do they require an ink signature? If so, make arrangements to bring the application to Julie Howell (jhowell@lakeheadu.ca) to complete. You will have to plan to come in person to the Heritage Place Office (Mon-Fri 8:30am -1:00pm and 2:00 - 4:30pm).
• If they will accept a fax or scanned signature, simply email the Application Form to jhowell@lakeheadu.ca. She will print the form, complete the Lakehead portion of the form, and arrange to scan or fax the form back to you so you can take it to the police service location, for processing
• Consider asking for two originals of the report
• Obtain a receipt
• Inquire about expected turnaround time 
• If you receive notification that you must submit to fingerprinting - notify us and start the process immediately
• Once you have the results, be sure to put it in a safe place
• Come prepared on the first day of class with both the Original Report and a Photocopy of the PRC/VSS results in 2 sealed envelopes. Please bring them to the Education Administration Office at Heritage Place.

We look forward to seeing you on September 4th, 2018 for the first day of classes.