magnetonic

So I'm trying to get this volunteer job at an international high school (read: a school that's conducted in English). However, they only hire Christians. I'm not a practising Christian. I thought it best not to lie.

Good news is, they don't mind me there because I'm just volunteering. I need the experience to better my teacher's college application.

Now, understandably, they need proof of my graduating from university and all. An official transcript's CA$10. That's easy.

They also want a police background check. That's not.

One way of doing it is to get my fingerprints taken and sent to the RCMP who will provide me with a criminal record check. Thing is, they're gonna come up blank because I've never had my fingerprints taken in Canada. Oh, and, I'm not a criminal!

Also it take upwards of 150 days. I'm not waiting half a year to get a volunteer job. Besides, my application would be due in December and I wouldn't have even started to work by then.

Another way is to show up in person to the Metro Toronto Police and they'd give me a clearance letter saying that I don't have anything on my record. That's a little hard when you're thousands of kilometres away.

There's some other random form on the RCMP website that's akin to the clearance letter, but there are no real instructions on how to use it or where to send it.

After about an hour trying to find the best way to go, I decided I'd try calling the Canadian embassy. Of course it's Thanksgiving and they're closed today.

I miss Thanksgiving.