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New Updates: Canadian RCMP Police Clearance Certificate for Name Change BC for Minors

As of September 1, 2024, BC Vital Statistics Agency updated the mandatory documentations for those who are changing their names legally in British Columbia. Before the change, only adults 19 and above are required to provide a Canadian RCMP police clearance for a name change application in BC. Now, this requirement is applicable to youths 12 and above. [...]

How Far Back does my Canadian Police Clearance Certificate Cover?

There are two kinds of Canadian police clearance certificate: name-based and fingerprint-based. A name-based police clearance certificate is conducted using the applicant’s name and date-of-birth while a RCMP fingerprint-based police clearance is conducted using one’s fingerprints. There is no difference in the time period that is covered in both kinds of police clearances. Canadian police [...]

Do I Need to Apostille my Canadian Police Clearance Certificate?

If you are applying for a visa, immigration, or employment in countries such as China, Spain, Portugal, South Korea, Panama, Costa Rica, Croatia, Morocco etc., you might require a Canadian Police Clearance Certificate and have it apostilled in Canada. Apostille is previously known as legalization or authentication. After January 11th 2024, Canadian Apostille replaced legalizations and authentications with consulates and [...]

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

Monday, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2024. This day remembers the numerous Indigenous children, survivors, families and loved ones who were removed from their Indigenous communities and placed in residential schools. As an Indigenous fingerprinting company, we stand in line with the Indigenous community. We wear orange to commemorate the generational impacts, traumas, [...]

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Recommendation-Reclamation of Indigenous Names

BC Vital Statistics announced that residential school survivor or their family member, or an individual impacted by the Sixties Scoop, may be eligible to receive a legal change of name through the Vital Statistics Agency, including a waiver of legislated fees. In addition, new birth certificate and/or marriage can also be issued free of charge after the name change is [...]

Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Creator, give us strength, courage, and humility so that we may work with one mind. Make us humble and grateful. Help us to work together collectively, honouring our Elders as teachers so that we may prepare our youth for the future. Provide us with inspiration and direction so that we may build [...]

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