Discover the all-in-one safeguarding platform
for Canadian churches.
Every Feature You Need. Nothing You Don’t.
Learn more about how Safe Pathways can help you create a visibly safe culture at your church.
“I need to get volunteers onboarded and keep them.”
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Six age-specific training pathways: Intro, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Youth, Vulnerable Adults, and Comprehensive. Volunteers learn only what’s relevant to their role.
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Professionally produced video content built on mastery-based micro-learning. Completable in one sitting, on any device. Quizzes require 100% to pass. If a volunteer gets a question wrong, the platform links them directly to the section of the video that covers that concept. They watch it, then try again. This means annual refreshers are fast: volunteers who already understand the material can jump straight to the quiz and only review what they've forgotten.
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Run in-person group training using Safe Pathways. Printed quizzes and sign-in sheets ensure every attendee gets certificate. Perfect for seniors and after Sunday service orientations.
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Volunteers see exactly where they are: what’s done, what’s pending, what’s next.
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Your volunteer names and emails sync automatically so you don’t have to type them. No duplicate data entry.
“I need full visibility of my volunteers’ progress.”
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Every volunteer’s safeguarding status at a glance. Filter by pathway, ministry, or status.
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Automated email reminders when training is due, police checks are expiring, or references haven’t arrived. Your staff never chases volunteers again.
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References are automatically contacted by email, respond through a structured form with questions you set, and results log to the volunteer’s profile automatically.
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Initiate Enhanced Criminal Record Checks via Canpro SOS directly from the platform. Track status without switching systems.
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Training records, quiz scores, background check status, signed policy acknowledgements, reference results, admin notes, and a complete audit trail. Generated in under two minutes. The document your insurer or board needs to see.
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Every training and police check has a lifecycle. The platform flags renewals before they lapse.
“I need policies that actually match our insurance requirements.”
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A complete safeguarding policy for your insurer, containing exactly what’s required. Adopt it as-is and you’re covered. Currently compliant with Robertson Hall, with policies custom-aligned for Ecclesiastical, Intact, and Northbridge being added.
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Want to go beyond insurance minimums? We have a suite of additional clauses of best practices you can include for transportation, overnight events, digital communication, and more.
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Consent forms, board resolutions, volunteer applications, and other supporting documents. They are yours to edit and use as you see fit.
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Everything belongs to you. Edit freely, keep it all even if you leave. No approval required to edit your own policies.
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We walk your board through each policy: what’s required by your insurer vs. what’s recommended best practice.
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Volunteers acknowledge policies digitally. Every sign-off logged with a timestamp.
How Churches Safeguard Today
Canadian churches typically safeguard in one of three ways. Here’s how they compare.
| Safe Pathways | Legacy program | Do-it-yourself | |
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| Training | Volunteers complete a 20-minute video pathway specific to their role, on any device, on their own time, or together in a Watch Party. | 2+ hours per volunteer, broad curriculum, only delivered by a certified trainer in person or online videos. | Informal or nonexistent. Borrowed materials, PowerPoint, or verbal briefing. |
| Annual cost | One transparent per-volunteer price. Everything included. | Membership fees (varies by package) plus per-person training fees. | Staff time to research, create, and maintain. Often underestimated. |
| Policies | Insurance-specific policy suite ready to adopt. Optional clauses and editable resources. You own everything. | Printed manual with policies and templates. Tied to membership, approval required for edits, access lost on cancellation. | Downloaded or borrowed policy. May not match your insurer's actual requirements. |
| Day-to-day execution | Reminder emails go out automatically. References get collected automatically. Expiring credentials get flagged automatically. All without staff lifting a finger. | Staff must manually track who's completed what and chase volunteers who haven't. | Usually falls on one person's to-do list. When they leave, the system breaks down. |
| Tracking & records | Automated dashboard, expiry alerts, and a one-click Evidence Report in under 2 minutes. | Church-managed. Typically manual records, staff follows up by hand. | Spreadsheets, paper files, or nothing. Hard to produce under pressure. |
| Background checks | Integrated with Canpro SOS. Order and track from one dashboard. | Available as a service. Ordered on the church's behalf, tracked separately. | Church orders directly. No central tracking. |
| Platform | Full web app: admin dashboard, volunteer portal, automated workflows, Planning Center integration. | No web application. Services delivered through memberships, not software. | No platform. Everything is manual. |
Discover our learning pathways.
Onboarding your volunteers has never been easier.
Each learning pathway is delivered through Safe Pathways engaging video content. Volunteers can complete their pathway under 20-minutes.
Our safeguarding learning pathways
Introduction
Babies & Toddlers
Youth
Children
Comprehensive
Vulnerable Adults
All pathways include video instruction, a knowledge check quiz, and a completion certificate. Training can be completed solo or in a Watch Party for group learning.