Pay as you grow.
Straightforward per-volunteer pricing for Canadian churches. No hidden fees. No membership fees. No add-on fees.
Volume pricing and denominational pricing available. Seats are for volunteers serving directly with children, youth, or vulnerable adults.
Tier 1
$14.99 / volunteer / year
For churches that need 1-99 seats.
Tier 2
$12.99 / volunteer / year
For churches that need 100-299 seats.
Tier 3
$9.99 / volunteer / year
For churches that need 300+ seats.
How many volunteers serve directly with children, youth, or vulnerable adults?
75
These are the volunteers who need safeguarding training.
Volume and denominational pricing available.
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Your Tier
Tier 1
1–99 volunteers
Per Volunteer / Year
$14.99
Safe Pathways Annual Cost
$1,124
75 volunteers × $14.99 / year
No hidden fees. No add-on fees. No membership fees. Everything included.
✓ All role-based learning pathways with video and quizzes
✓ Automated reminders for training, renewals, and references
✓ Insurance-specific policy suite you own and can edit
✓ Digital policy sign-off tracking
✓ Canpro SOS background check integration
✓ Automated digital reference collection
✓ One-click Evidence Report
✓ Planning Center integration
✓ Admin dashboard with real-time volunteer status
✓ Watch Party for in-person group training
✓ Canadian-hosted data, PIPEDA compliant
Staff time Safe Pathways saves you
Whether you use a legacy program or manage safeguarding on your own, your insurer expects you to track all of this. Here's what that costs in staff time each year.
89 hrs
saved per year
$2,951
in staff cost
annual salary
includes CPP, EI, and overhead
Annual per-volunteer tasks
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References
18 min per volunteer. Requesting 2 character references per volunteer, averaging 1.5 follow-ups each before a response, then recording and filing the results.
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Background Checks
12 min per volunteer. Completing and submitting the multi-page Enhanced Criminal Record Check form for each volunteer, monitoring status until results arrive, then recording and filing. Excludes police processing time.
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Policy Sign-Offs
10 min per volunteer. Printing or emailing policies to each volunteer, tracking who has and hasn't signed the acknowledgment, following up with those outstanding, then filing signed copies.
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Training & Quizzes
13 min per volunteer. Scheduling or assigning training for each volunteer, tracking who has completed it, following up with those who haven't, and recording completion or scores.
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Renewals & Reminders
8 min per volunteer. Checking expiry dates across 2 to 3 credential types per volunteer (background checks, training, updated policy acknowledgement), sending reminders before they lapse, following up with those who miss the deadline.
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Record-Keeping
10 min per volunteer. Maintaining spreadsheets or filing systems with up-to-date records for every volunteer so documentation can be produced if your insurer, board, denomination, or an investigator ever requests it.
Also included (not counted in the hours above)
Safe Pathways also handles these for you. These are not annual per-volunteer costs, but they represent significant staff investment on top of the hours shown above.
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Policy Development
Researching your insurer's requirements and provincial legislation, drafting a complete safeguarding policy, consulting legal counsel, getting board approval, and producing supporting documents like consent forms and board resolutions. A one-time investment typically revisited every 2 to 3 years. Policy revision cycles take roughly 25 to 40% less time than the original effort.
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Regulatory Monitoring
Tracking changes across 13 provincial and territorial child protection statutes, federal privacy law (PIPEDA), your insurer's evolving requirements, and denominational guidelines, then updating your policies and training to stay compliant. This is an ongoing responsibility, not a one-time task.
Per-volunteer time estimates are based on task-level analysis of manual screening workflows (email, spreadsheets, paper files), cross-referenced with published HR administration benchmarks and credential management data. Staff costs are calculated from base salary plus mandatory employer contributions (CPP at 5.95%, EI at 2.32%, and 4% vacation pay) and typical overhead including benefits, office space, and utilities. All default values are conservative. They model a reasonably organized manual process and exclude indirect benefits such as reduced insurance risk, improved volunteer retention, and faster onboarding. Your actual time savings may be higher or lower depending on your church's size, current processes, and staff costs.