1 (1) In this Act, “authorized body” means a body authorized for the purposes of section 6.3 of the Criminal Records Act
(Canada); (“organisme autorisé”) “child” means a person under the age of 18 years; (“enfant”) “criminal offence” means, subject to subsection (3), an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), the Cannabis Act (Canada) or any other law of Canada; (“infraction criminelle”) “Minister” means the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services or such other member of the Executive Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “non-conviction information” means, subject to subsection (4), information concerning the fact that an individual was charged with a criminal offence if the charge, (a)  was dismissed, withdrawn or stayed, or (b)  resulted in a stay of proceedings or an acquittal; (“données de non-condamnation”) “police record check” means a search described in subsection 2 (1); (“vérification de dossier de police”) “police record check provider” means, (a)  a chief of police, (b)  a member of a police service designated by a chief of police for the purposes of this Act, (c)  an entity permitted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to access the Canadian Police Information Centre databases, (d)  an authorized body, or (e)  a third party entity; (“fournisseur de vérifications de dossiers de police”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations under this Act; (“prescrit”) “third party entity” means an entity that has an agreement with a police service to provide services related to conducting a police record check, such as intake of requests, performance of searches or disclosure of results; (“entité tierce”) “volunteer” means a person who performs a service but who receives no compensation for doing so other than an allowance for expenses or an honorarium, and excludes a person receiving some other form of credit such as academic credit or fulfilling a sentence requirement; (“bénévole”) “vulnerable person” means a person who, because of his or her age, a disability or other circumstances, whether temporary or permanent, (a)  is in a position of dependency on others, or (b)  is otherwise at a greater risk than the general population of being harmed by a person in a position of trust or authority towards them. (“personne vulnérable”) 2015, c. 30, s. 1 (1); 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 46 (1-3); 2021, c. 34, Sched. 20, s. 1. Same, expressions related to police services (2) Expressions used in this Act relating to police services have the same meaning as in the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 46 (4). Offence under Contraventions Act
(Canada) (3) An offence prosecuted under the Contraventions Act (Canada) is not a criminal offence for the purposes of this Act unless a conviction for the contravention is entered after a trial on an indictment. 2015, c. 30, s. 1 (3). Exception, non-conviction information (4) Non-conviction information does not include information that is part of a record that may be kept under section 717.2 or 717.3 of the Criminal Code (Canada). 2015, c. 30, s. 1 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 48 (1-3) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 46 (1-4) - 26/03/2019 2021, c. 34, Sched. 20, s. 1 - 01/04/2022