The process for the Vulnerable Sector Checks will be centralized and conducted by the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) for all Team Officials and Team Personnel for the 2024-25 season. This is in addition to the screening of all On-Ice Officials that has been in place for the past number of years.
Click here for an update from the OHF as of April 19, 2024.
EVERYONE WHO WILL BE ROSTERED TO A TEAM FOR THE 2024-25 SEASON, MUST SUBMIT A VSC (FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON OR NEWER) ALONG WITH THE OHF DECLARATION THROUGH THE OHF VSC REGISTRATION.
The following individuals who are associated with the OHF, Members, Senior, Junior, Minor, and Female Hockey (Associations, Teams, Clubs) must adhere to the OHF Screening Policy and submit to the OHF:
• Team Officials (including but not limited to Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Trainers, Managers and overall Team volunteers);
• On-Ice Officials; and
• Anyone else who, through their duties on behalf of the OHF, a Member, Senior, Junior, Minor and Female Hockey (Associations, Teams, Clubs) may work with children (included but not limited to on ice volunteers, skills coaches, third party skills coaches and dressing room supervisors).
ALL bench staff will require a VSC through the OPP in their area. You will require a letter from WMH prior to submitting your VSC request online through the OPP. Please reach out to our WMH Coach Mentor Bill Madill at [email protected] to get a copy of the letter.
It is imperative for all Team Officials to ensure their Vulnerable Sector Check is complete to be eligible for programs on and off the ice. This includes a valid Vulnerable Sector Check and the OHF Screening Declaration Form.
Once you receive your VSC back from the OPP you will need to complete the next step of submitting it to OHF online.
Before entering the OHF Screening Submission Portal, please ensure you have your:
• Hockey Canada Registry (HCR) Number; AND
• Vulnerable Sector Check (PDF) AND OHF Screening Declaration Form(PDF); OR
• Receipt of Vulnerable Sector Check (PDF) AND OHF Screening Declaration Form(PDF);
Please Note:
1. All documents must be in PDF format to be accepted.
2. For the 2024-25 season, the OHF will be accepting copies of a Vulnerable Sector Check from 2022-23 or 2023-24 AND OHF Screening Declaration Form (PDF).
Full Screening process details are available at https://ohf.on.ca/risk-management/ohf-vulnerable-sector-checks/
Below are links to our OHF - Centralized Screening Process Library where you can access more information by clicking on the links below:
Woodville Minor Hockey cannot complete these steps or upload these documents to your profile, you must submit these through the channels above in order to coach this season, please look after these ASAP to prevent any issues when rosters need to be submitted as they often take 1-2 months to get processed.
If you run into issues or have questions/concerns please reach out to our WMH Coach Mentor Bill Madill or WMH OMHA Rep Matt Jackson for assistance.