Canadian Police Check

[Dar&Shan 3]

Hi everyone!! We have been reading different posts regarding police checks from Canada. My fiance has lived in Toronto and Hamilton. Will he need a police check from each city, as well as from RCMP? We keep reading conflicting info. Also, do you inquire for these in person, phone, or online, and how long can we expect it to take? Thanks for any advice!!

[at long last 58]

Hi everyone!! We have been reading different posts regarding police checks from Canada. My fiance has lived in Toronto and Hamilton. Will he need a police check from each city, as well as from RCMP? We keep reading conflicting info. Also, do you inquire for these in person, phone, or online, and how long can we expect it to take? Thanks for any advice!!

RCMP police certificates cover all of Canada. He can go to his local RCMP detachment and fill out the request. It only takes about 10 days. Some cost $50.00 some are free. I had one done at the local police station and it cost $50.00 while the RCMP report was free. If you need it sooner you can request it but there may be a fee.

[Inky 1,111]

You do not need a bunch of reports you only need 1. You do not need finger prints done unless you have a criminal record.

One police check nation wide name search. Only took a few moments at the local police station payed my 40$ and left with my police report.

[Dar&Shan 3]

RCMP police certificates cover all of Canada. He can go to his local RCMP detachment and fill out the request. It only takes about 10 days. Some cost $50.00 some are free. I had one done at the local police station and it cost $50.00 while the RCMP report was free. If you need it sooner you can request it but there may be a fee.

Thanks!

[hikergirl 277]

Make sure he has it annotated that CPIC or national database has been checked and he will be good to go.

[Shirley Ann 6]

I got mine at my local Regional Police office. It is a Canada wide (CEPIC) search and they did it while I waited. If they are busy they may say come back in a couple of days to pick it up. The cost was $40.00 if I remember correctly.

[Minu Luvs Pinu 2]

I called my RCMP detachment in Kingston, Ontario and they said they do not do criminal records and that I would have to go to my local police office to do it.

So I went to it, and asked them if they cover all the cities that I've lived in Canada. The lady said; "if we find any records from when you were 14, I guarantee that it will show up the CPIC." It cost 20 bucks and I got it in 30 minutes. Keep in mind, Kingston is much smaller than Toronto so it may take you a few hours/days to get yours. Good luck.

[dukeandduchess 141]

They ask you for addresses you lived at for the past 5 years. They needed the postal codes for each address, which was a major pain in the butt considering I rented at different places during university. You don't have to worry about living in different cities though because a) they take your addresses, b) the check is country-wide.