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In addition to a detailed review of the literature, this report draws on the results of a targeted research survey of employers in one region of Ontario, undertaken by the Centre of Research, Pol- icy & Program Development (the ‘Centre’) at the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO). [...] The escalating demand for police record checks as a requisite component of employer hiring processes is exacerbating the stigma and exclusion of YPRs from Ontario’s labour 1. For the purposes of this report a YPR connotes a youth ages 15-29 with a police record that can be disclosed on a police record check in Ontario. [...] Future research Regulating the Use of Police Records 5.1 That the province of On- tario, in collaboration with municipalities, police services, and employers, should 4.1 The provincial government should amend the Ontar- begin to systematically collect, io Human Rights Code’s analyze and publicly report on “record of offences” provision to data pertaining to the demand for broaden its definition to [...] In addition to a detailed review of the academic and policy literature, this report draws on the results of a targeted research survey of employers in one region of Ontario, undertaken by the Centre of Research, Pol- icy & Program Development (the ‘Centre’) at the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO). [...] See the sidebar on “Types of Police Record Checks in Ontario” contained on the next page for general definitions of the types of police record checks available in Ontario and what information is generally disclosed at the various levels of check.