Update: As of September 19, 2025, the SAC will not keep any VSC or AOD on file due to privacy issues.
Instructions have been updated below:
Parents and community members over the age of 18 who wish to volunteer in the school must complete a Vulnerable Sector Check and be cleared before they can participate in activities with students. This process ensures that schools and classrooms are safe places for students.
Parents who wish to help supervise children on a field trip, serve as a speaker in the classroom, help with pizza lunch, assist the scientist in school, participate in meetings and activities of the school council, act as a volunteer driver for sports events or any other activities involving students or taking place in the school, MUST have a Vulnerable Sector Check to be able to volunteer.
The School Principal can provide support with the Vulnerable Sector Check process. Here are the steps of going through the Vulnerable Sector Check for new volunteers, and the Annual Offence Declaration for returning volunteers:
First time volunteers:
- Download the Instructions for the Vulnerable Sector Check.
Go to the TPS Link and use the appropriate TDSB code as per the instructions. - On the site, please ensure you’re selecting Volunteer ($26.72) as per the instructions.
- When you have received your Vulnerable Sector Check, please email it directly to our School’s Office Admin ([email protected])
Returning volunteers:
- Check in with the School’s Office Admin ([email protected]) every subsequent year after the original VSC was given in to complete an annual offence declaration (AOD) at no cost.
We encourage all parents to undergo a Vulnerable Sector Check. This way you will be ready to volunteer whenever you have time and the right opportunity arises!
More on Vulnerable Sector Check for volunteers from the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Police Service.