Types of certified criminal record checks
Criminal record checks start with using information, like your name and date of birth, to determine if you have a criminal record on file with the RCMP 's Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services ( CCRTIS ).
If name-based criminal record checks do not provide a definite way of confirming your identity, you may be asked to provide fingerprints. This is known as a "certified criminal record check."
Your certified criminal record check (fingerprint-based) will show different information based on the type of application you submit. Find your application type in the list below to understand what information may appear on your criminal record check product, if you have a criminal record on file.
Employment and volunteer
- Employment (police) – RCMP member
- Employment (police) – Canadian police force
- Conviction
- Youth information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
- Non-conviction information
- Employment (police) – RCMP civilian member
- Employment (police) – civilian employee
- Employment – provincial government
- Conviction
- Youth information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Employment – federal government
- Conviction
- Youth information
- Outstanding charges
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Non-conviction information (for Transport Canada employment only)
- Employment (police) – Police Reporting and Occurrence System ( PROS ) user
- Employment – private industry
- Volunteer employment
- Employment (other)
- Conviction
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Employment – private industry
- Volunteer employment
- Employment (other)
- Other (specify reason)
- Conviction information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
- Employment – provincial government
- Conviction information
- Youth information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
Immigration and travel
- Permanent resident status
- Conviction information
- Outstanding charges
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Non-conviction information
- Immigration information
- Conviction information
- Youth information
- Outstanding charges
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Non-conviction information
- Immigration information
- Visa / border crossing / foreign travel / work
- FAST (Free and Secure Trade) program
- Conviction information
- Immigration information
Other purposes
Note: In some cases, CCRTIS sends search results directly to the relevant police agency.
- Conviction information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
Note: Verify with your provincial authorities regarding what application type is required.
- If a criminal record exists, your new name is added to it
Note: CCRTIS sends search results directly to you (there is no option to send results to a third party).
- Conviction information
- Youth information
- Outstanding charges
- Absolute or conditional discharge information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
- Sequestered information
- Non-conviction information
- Criminal record check for personal use – for record suspension information
- Suspended (pardoned) information
- Criminal record check for personal use – for active criminal record information
- Conviction information
- Youth information
- Outstanding charges
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Non-conviction information
- Record suspension application
- Conviction information
- Outstanding charges
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
- Non-conviction information
Note: CCRTIS sends search results directly to the requesting sex offender registration centre.
- CCRTIS confirms that your name and date of birth match to the criminal record information in the National Repository of Criminal Records
- Conviction information
- Active (non-expired) absolute or conditional discharge information
