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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