Safe Places: A Community Led Initiative, Focused on
Originating in the City of Swift Current Saskatchewan in 2016, Safe Places proposes that anyone in a position of power, trust or supervision over a child, should first be properly trained and vetted. To participate in Safe Places, the City of Swift Current requires that individuals complete the Respect in Sport Activity Leader online certification program and obtain a criminal record and vulnerable sector background check. Upon successful completion, individuals are issued with a Youth Certified card, valid for a period of three (3) years.
What is Safe Places?
The Four main components to become Certified in Safe Places are:
Complete Respect in Sport Activity Leader or Respect in School online program
Obtain valid Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check
Fill out a Youth Certified Application Form
Submit Respect Group certification, Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check and Application form to your local police service, or other background check service provider
Satisfactory completion of steps 1 through 4 will allow the RCMP to process your application and provide you with a Youth Certified ID number and card.
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