Guide to Acceptable Criminal Record Search
In order to assist applicants in processing their application for registration, this document contains information
about acceptable Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) checks in Ontario and the rest of Canada.
Criminal record searches processed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are always acceptable, as
are all vulnerable sector checks.
Search results issued by 3rd-party commercial vendors, including online vendors, such as myBackCheck.com,
backcheck.net, Commissionaires Identification Services, CSI Background Screening, etc. are not acceptable.
Please visit your local police station for more information on processing times, identification requirements, etc.
If your local police service is not listed but they do provide criminal record search services, please ensure that it
covers the CPIC database and includes outstanding entries, such as charges and warrants, and current and all
previous names.
Overseas checks are not acceptable.
An acceptable criminal record search is considered by the College to be valid for 6 months from the date of
issuance, and must remain valid until issuance of your certificate of registration.
For more information, please contact Registration Inquiries by telephone at (416) 967-2617 or by email at
inquiries@cpso.on.ca
.
Ontario Jurisdictions
On November 1, 2018, the Police Record Checks Reform (PRCR) Act came into effect in Ontario. The PRCR Act
provides a comprehensive framework and province-wide standards for how police record checks are
requested and conducted. Under the PRCR Act, police forces in Ontario are authorized to conduct three types
of police record checks: (i) Criminal Record check; (ii) Criminal Record and Judicial Matters check; and (iii)
Vulnerable Sector check.
For the purpose of Registration, the College requires applicants to provide a (ii) Criminal Record and Judicial
Matters check if processed in Ontario. Vulnerable sector checks are also acceptable. Please contact your local
police station for further clarification if required.
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Jurisdictions Outside Ontario
Please note that the links provided are to assist you in locating more information from police services in
Canada regarding criminal record searches. While the College makes every effort to keep these links up to
date, we cannot predict when websites will change, which may result in broken links.
Acceptable Check
Website
Alberta
Calgary Police
Service
Police Information
Check
http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Pages/Public-services/Police-
information-checks.aspx
Edmonton Police
Service
Police Information
Check
http://www.edmontonpolice.ca/communitypolicing/operationals
ervices/policeinformationcheck.aspx
Lethbridge Police
Service
Police Information
Check
https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/police-information-check
Medicine Hat
Police Service
Police Information
Check
http://medicinehatpolice.com/posts/post/142
British Columbia
Delta Police
Department
Police Information
Check
https://deltapolice.ca/community-services/police-information-
check/
Saanich Police
Department
Police Information
Check
http://www.saanichpolice.ca/index.php?option=com_content&vi
ew=article&id=207&itemid=12
Vancouver Police
Department
Police Information
Check
http://vancouver.ca/police/organization/records-checks-
fingerprinting/index.html
Victoria Police
Department
Police Information
Check
https://vicpd.ca/police-information-checks
West Vancouver
Police Department
Police Information
Check
https://wvpd.ca/index.php/forms-sp-626271077
Manitoba
Brandon Police
Service
Vulnerable Sector
Check
http://police.brandon.ca/criminal-record-checks
Winnipeg Police
Service
Criminal Record
Search Certificate
http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/pr/pic.stm
New Brunswick
Edmundston Police
Service
Criminal Record
Check with
Vulnerable Sector
Search
http://edmundston.ca/en/services-aux-citoyens/police
Fredericton Police
Force
Criminal Record
Check
http://www.fredericton.ca/en/publicsafety/securityclearance.asp
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Miramichi Police
Force
Criminal Record
Check
http://miramichi.org/en/police-department/
Saint John Police
Force
Vulnerable Sector
Check
http://www.saintjohn.ca/en/home/cityhall/publicsafety/police/se
rvices/lawenforcement/criminalinvestigationsdivision/forensicide
ntificationsection/criminalrecordchecks.aspx
Newfoundland and Labrador
Royal
Newfoundland
Constabulary
Criminal Record
and Vulnerable
Sector Check
https://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/services/certificate-of-conduct/
Nova Scotia
Amherst Police
Department
Criminal Record
and Vulnerable
Sector Check
https://www.amherst.ca/police-department.html
Annapolis Royal
Police Department
Criminal Record
and Vulnerable
Sector Check
https://annapolisroyal.com/town-hall/contacts/
Cape Breton
Regional Police
Service
Criminal Record
and Vulnerable
Sector Check
https://www.cbrps.ca/criminal-records-check.html
Halifax Regional
Police
Vulnerable Sector
Check
http://www.halifax.ca/police/CriminalRecordCheck.php
Kentville Police
Service
Criminal Record
Check
http://kentville.ca/police-2/
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
Police
Canadian Police
Certificate (NOTE:
this check is ONLY
acceptable for PEI
residents)
http://www.charlottetownpolice.com/criminal-records-check
Summerside Police
Services
Criminal Record
and Vulnerable
Sector Check
https://summerside.ca/residents/police_services/criminal_record
__vulnerable_sector_backg/
Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Vérification de
l'Existence
d'Antécédents
http://www.suretequebec.gouv.qc.ca/
Service de police
de la Ville de
Montréal
Certificat de Bonne
Conduite or
Attestation
d'Absence
http://www.spvm.qc.ca/en/service/verification-antecedents-
judiciaires-particulier.asp
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d'Antécédents
Service de police
de la Ville de
Mont-Tremblant
Certificat de
Recherché
d'Empêchements
http://www.villedemont-
tremblant.qc.ca/servicesMunicipaux.php?section=106
Service de police
de la Ville de
Québec
Vérification des
Antécédents
Criminels
http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/police/verification_antec
edents/index.aspx
Service de police
de la Ville de
Sherbrooke
Vérification
d'Antécédents
Criminels
http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/fr/services-
municipaux/service-de-police/presentation-du-service/
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw Police
Service
Criminal
Occurrence
Security Check
http://www.mjpolice.ca/resources/CriminalRecordCheck
Prince Albert
Police Service
Criminal
Occurrence
Security Check
https://papolice.ca/resources/crc/
Regina Police
Service
Criminal Record
Check Employment
/ Work Related
http://www.reginapolice.ca/resources/criminal-record-check/
Saskatoon Police
Service
Criminal Records
Check with
Vulnerable Sector
http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?loc=programs/cosc
.php
Weyburn Police
Service
Criminal
Occurrence
Security Check
http://weyburnpolice.ca/criminal-records/
Revised: February 2019
