Legislation protecting innocent Ontarians from the release of unproven allegations and mental health records in police background checks will finally come into effect nearly three years after it passed unanimously in response to a Toronto Star investigation. But his record check showed police noted that he was seen with a suspected drug dealer in the low-income neighbourhood where he grew up. In some cases, the victims of non-conviction disclosures are mental health patients. When Ontarians call 911 during a mental health emergency, police are called to the scene. Mental health records have been cited by U.S. border officials to deny entrance to Ontarians.

Source: thestar May 07, 2018 23:33 UTC