Author Archives: Jennifer Taylor

About Jennifer Taylor

B.A., LL.B (Edmonton), LL.M. (Dalhousie). Jennifer joined the Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) as legal counsel in 2018. She works in ALRI's Edmonton office. Before joining ALRI, Jennifer worked as legal counsel for the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Court of Appeal of Alberta. She also taught law at the JR Shaw School of Business (NAIT) and practised law with a medium-sized firm in Edmonton.

Police Record Checks in Alberta

By: Jennifer Taylor

PDF Version: Police Record Checks in Alberta

Paper Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Police Record Checks: Preliminary Research (March 2020)

The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) recently published a paper on police record checks. The paper:

    • examines the provincial and federal statutes that partially regulate the disclosure of information in police record check results;
    • reviews the provincial and national calls that have been made for specific legislation to regulate police record checks;
    • evaluates Ontario’s Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, SO 2015, c 30 (Ontario Act); and
    • compares the Ontario Act with the Alberta Police Information Check Disclosure Procedures (Alberta Procedures) endorsed by the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP).

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