Adoption, residential and foster care under Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
 1. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 9 of subsection 2 (2) of the Act, the Act does not apply in respect of the following searches: 1. A search for the purposes of screening an applicant for a licence to operate a children’s residence or to provide residential care, directly or indirectly, in places that are not children’s residences under Part IX of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, in order to determine the applicant’s suitability for the licence. 2. A search for the purposes of screening a person who holds a licence referred to in paragraph 1 in order to determine the suitability of the licensee continuing to hold the licence. 3. If an applicant for a licence described in paragraph 1 or the holder of such a licence referred to in paragraph 2 is a corporation, a search for the purposes of screening a director or officer of the corporation in order to determine the corporation’s suitability for the licence or for continuing to hold the licence. 4. A search for the purposes of, i. screening a person in order to determine the person’s suitability to be a foster parent who provides residential care under the authority of a licence referred to in paragraph 1, or ii. screening a person in order to determine the person’s suitability to supervise or support a foster parent referred to in subparagraph i. 5. A search for the purposes of screening an adult person who resides in a children’s residence or place referred to in paragraph 1, in order to determine the suitability of providing residential care to a child or young person in that residence or place. 6. A search for the purposes of screening a person who is being considered for a position, including a position as an employee, volunteer or student, in the course of which the person would provide care directly to a child or young person receiving residential care from a licensee referred to in paragraph 2, in order to determine the person’s suitability for the position. 7. A search for the purposes of screening a person who holds a position described in paragraph 6 in order to determine the suitability of the person continuing to hold the position. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 9 of subsection 2 (2) of the Act, the Act does not apply in respect of the following searches conducted in relation to the administration of Part VIII of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017: 1. A search for the purposes of screening a prospective adoptive parent as part of an adoption homestudy assessment or any updated assessment conducted to determine the person’s eligibility and suitability for adopting a child for purposes of, i. a placement of a child for adoption by a licensee under Part VIII of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, or ii. an adoption to be facilitated under the Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998. 2. A search for the purposes of screening a person who is or wishes to be a foster parent who provides care to a child placed for adoption by a licensee under Part VIII of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 as part of a homestudy assessment or any updated assessment conducted to determine the person’s suitability to be a foster parent who provides such care to a child. 3. A search for the purposes of screening an adult person who resides with a prospective adoptive parent referred to in paragraph 1 or with a foster parent referred to in paragraph 2 as part of a homestudy assessment or any updated assessment conducted to determine the suitability of the home environment for a child. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 9 of subsection 2 (2) of the Act, the Act does not apply in respect of a search conducted for the purpose of performing the functions of a children’s aid society described in subsection 35 (1) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 where the search is requested by, (a) a Director exercising the powers and performing the duties of a society under section 54 of that Act; or (b) a supervisor appointed under paragraph 8 of subsection 44 (3) of that Act to operate and manage the affairs and activities of the society. (4) In this section, “child” means a child within the meaning of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017; (“enfant”) “foster parent” means a foster parent within the meaning of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017; (“parent de famille d’accueil”) “young person” means a young person within the meaning of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017. (“adolescent”)