UBC is subject to the requirements of the Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA), which means that all students who are enrolled in programs that include a practicum component involving work with children or vulnerable adults will have to undergo a criminal record check before they will be permitted to register in the practicum. If you are found to present a risk of physical or sexual abuse to children, or physical, sexual, or financial abuse to vulnerable adults, as a result of the CRRA Check, you will not be permitted to register in the practicum. If the practicum is required for your program, this means that you may not be able to complete the program and you may not graduate. Therefore you should consider this requirement carefully before applying to, or continuing in, this program.
More information:
UBC’s University Counsel FAQs on the CRRA:
http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2012/01/Criminal_Records_Checks.pdf
Relevant and Specified Offences:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/criminal-record-check/offences-reviewed