It may take you longer to get cleared to work with a volunteer group or coach a hockey team in the coming weeks.
Thousands of Calgarians get a criminal record check every year and that process has changed slightly but has resulted in some workload backups.
The checks used to include surname, given name, gender and date of birth, now including only the latter two.
Acting Staff Sergeant Scott Boyd says it helps identify those who have changed their name after being pardoned for a sexual offense.
He says not only will the public be more aware of the change, but those convicted of crimes are also aware they can't "slip through the cracks".
Anyone flagged is subject to fingerprint tests, which means estimated processing time could be anywhere from 21-120 days, depending on criminal file findings.
Meanwhile, Straightline International offers Provincial Court searches throughout Alberta (including Calgary).
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