If Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requests an RCMP Certified Criminal Record Check, you will need to visit a local police station, the RCMP, or an RCMP-accredited private agency such as us.
When you come for an appointment, please bring your IRCC request letter and two pieces of valid government-issued ID such as your driver’s licence and Permanent Resident card. For a full list of acceptable IDs, refer to our fingerprinting page here.
For in-person appointments, we will take your fingerprints digitally and securely transmit them to the RCMP for processing. Once the application is complete, the RCMP will directly send the results to the IRCC.
If you are traveling outside of Canada when you receive the request from the IRCC, there is no need to worry! Since there are no RCMP-accredited agencies outside of Canada, you will need to get ink fingerprints and send them to an agency in Canada like us to have them digitized for submission.
You can apply with us through our website at Living Outside Canada. Once we receive your application, we will send you an application via email. You can get your hardcopy fingerprints taken at a police station or private agency near you. Please send the fingerprints and all required documents from our package to our office where we will prepare them for submission to the RCMP.
If you would like to follow-up on the status of the fingerprint result, please contact the IRCC for updates or monitor your IRCC account. Due to privacy policy, we will be unable to follow-up on your behalf.
IRCC normally gives 30 days from the date of the letter to submit fingerprints. Come to us as soon as you receive your letter so you can meet your deadline! We are here to smoothly help you through this process.
Book an appointment with us through Digital Fingerprinting - Canadian Citizenship, or call us today at 905-771-8890 if you require further assistance.
