Reference Check Form

• Finalist and role details
• Checks plan (references, credentials, driver's abstract, criminal record, vulnerable sector, credit) with a job-related reason and timing
• Notice and consent page for the finalist to sign
• Bank of 10 job-related questions and a do-not-ask list
• Two reference records
• Summary and records block (storage and retention)
• Jurisdiction notes for all 13 jurisdictions: pay history, criminal record under human rights law and privacy law
• Legal notes on consent and privacy
• Fillable Word document and a print-ready PDF (8 pages)

One national version for all provinces and territories except Quebec, plus federally regulated employers. Rules differ on three points: pay history questions, criminal record under human rights law and which privacy law applies. The Jurisdiction Notes table gives one row for each of the 13 jurisdictions.

Small and growing Canadian businesses, and the owners, hiring managers and HR professionals who check references before making an offer.