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Certn
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Certn is a Canadian background check company that provides background-screening and identity-verification tools that support employer and property-manager screening workflows
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Certn was founded in 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia, building a digital-first background check platform aimed at modernizing an industry that has historically relied on slow, manual processes for verifying criminal records, employment history, education credentials, and other information relevant to hiring decisions, tenant screening, and other contexts where organizations need to assess an individual's background before entering into an employment or rental relationship. Certn's platform lets employers, property managers, gig economy platforms, and other organizations initiate and manage background checks digitally, pulling from various court records, databases, and other verification sources to generate reports more quickly than traditional manual background check processes, which can take days or weeks depending on the jurisdictions and record types involved. The company has expanded beyond the Canadian market where it was founded into the United States and other international markets, navigating the significant complexity involved in background check compliance, which varies considerably by jurisdiction in terms of what information can legally be considered, how it must be disclosed to the person being screened, and specific consent and adverse action notification requirements under laws such as the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act. Certn has particularly focused on serving the gig economy and modern workforce platforms, such as rideshare, delivery, and staffing platforms, that need to conduct background checks at high volume and speed to onboard workers quickly, as well as more traditional employer and residential tenant screening use cases. The company has positioned artificial intelligence and automation as key differentiators in its ability to process and verify background information more quickly and accurately than manual review processes, while emphasizing compliance safeguards given the significant legal risk employers and screening companies face if background check processes violate applicable consumer protection and fair hiring laws. Certn has raised venture funding to support its expansion into new markets and background check use cases.
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