Background Check Disclosure & Consent

Last updated: June 18, 2026

This is a standalone disclosure for workers in Canada. It explains that Compunnel, as your Employer of Record, may collect and verify background information about you, consistent with PIPEDA and applicable provincial privacy law. It is kept separate from our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Employee Handbook.

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1. Background Check Disclosure

In short

Before you start work, Compunnel may collect and verify background information about you — consistent with Canadian privacy law — through a background-check provider. This page explains that; you give your consent in the GigShift app.

Compunnel (acting as your Employer of Record in Canada) may engage a background-check provider to verify information you provide and to conduct checks permitted under applicable Canadian federal and provincial law, in connection with your engagement as a Compunnel employee placed through the GigShift platform.

Checks may include identity verification, work-eligibility confirmation, and, where applicable and lawful, criminal-record checks.

⚠ Attorney review needed

Canadian counsel to confirm scope and the consent/notice basis under PIPEDA and applicable provincial law, including: identification of the Canadian employing entity (or EOR partner) as the organization responsible; the purposes of collection; retention limits; Quebec Law 25 obligations (designated privacy officer, French-language version, automated-decision transparency); Alberta/BC PIPA; and Ontario Employment Standards Act notice obligations. Confirm whether a separate provincial consent is required in addition to this page.