Steps for getting a certified criminal record check

From outside Canada

To submit fingerprints to the RCMP's Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS) from outside of Canada:

Step 1: Request a paper copy of your fingerprints

Contact an authorized agency in the country in which you are situated and request a paper copy of your fingerprints.

Examples of authorized agencies:

  • police services
  • embassies / consulates
  • government departments
  • notaries of the public
  • foreign private fingerprinting company that is subject to a memorandum of understanding with an accredited Canadian private fingerprinting company
  • foreign private fingerprinting company that is subject to a memorandum of understanding with a local police service or government department

Make sure the paper copy of your fingerprints has:

  • prints of all ten fingers taken in black ink
  • name and address of the authorized agency that you visited
  • signature and name of the official who took your fingerprints
Step 2: Convert paper fingerprints to electronic transaction
Contact an accredited company within Canada who can convert the paper fingerprint forms taken outside of Canada and submit them to CCRTIS electronically.
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