Volunteer

We welcome volunteers in the classroom, on field trips and with certain tasks at school or at home. Certain activities or field trips would not be possible without the active participation of our volunteers.

As a CBE volunteer, you are placed in a position of trust with students, staff or property.  All adult volunteers require a valid security clearance - no exceptions.

Guest speakers or visitors to the school, and parents assisting their own child only are not considered to be volunteers, and do not require a security clearance.

For the 2024-25 school year, the CBE has a solution to have the full cost of the online​ application covered by a voucher.​

Volunteer Security Clearance Process

Step 1: Prospective volunteers must first register as a volun​teer at with school where you plan on volunteering. This should ​be done through MyCBE by clicking on the Online Forms and School Registration tab and completing the Volunteer Registration 2024-25 form. You can also submit an application through the school office.

School administrators will verify your identity and register you in the CBE volunteer database. The school office will email you with a letter enabling you to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS).

Please note, prospective volunteers must reside in Canada for a full year before registering. Police clearances from countries other than Canada are not accepted.

Step 2: Visit the CPS online system, electronic Police Information Check (ePIC), to obtain your police check using your CBE volunteer letter.

Volunteers should wait to submit their request until they receive an email from Calgary Police Service – Record Check inviting them to apply for their Police Information Check with VS for Volunteer. This will ensure the voucher is ready to be redeemed by the volunteer.

Voucher costs are covered for online applications only. If a volunteer applies to Calgary Police Service in-person with the e-Pic letter given them from their school, the $21.25 application fee will apply.​

If a volunteer submits their own payment, there is no option for a refund. There is no refund option for volunteers who have previously submitted applications.​​

If you are unable to complete the process online, you may visit a police information check location instead.

Step 3: Once you receive​​ your clearance document from CPS you will need to share it with the school. This can be done through School Engage, in-person or by email.

Annual Volunteer Registration

Each school year you must complete the CBE volunteer registration form. By completing the form, you agree to abide by the conditions that protect the safety, confidentiality and working environment of our schools. You also make a signed declaration with regard to criminal charges.

• Annual Volunteer Registratio​n Form

• Volunteer | Administrative Regulation 5003​