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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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

What is Global Affairs Canada Authentication?

Global Affairs Canada authentication is a red stamp with an official’s signature on the front of an original, unaltered Canadian document. Authentication with Global Affairs is sometimes necessary before you can use a Canadian document in a foreign country for purposes such as visas, immigration, citizenship, and employment. The document for authentication must have an original, recognized signature or seal. [...]

Do I Need To Provide Request Letter For Fingerprinting?

If you have lived in a foreign country for a significant amount of time (generally 6 months for Canadian immigration), you can be requested to provide a police certificate when you apply for employment, visa, or immigration. If you choose to have your fingerprints taken for that purpose at a RCMP accredited fingerprint company, then you do not need a [...]

What Is the Document Control Number (DCN) on Your RCMP Criminal Record Check?

If you are asked to obtain an RCMP criminal record check for employment or visa purposes, you may be required to submit a Document Control Number (DCN) to your employer or department. A DCN is a series of 20-digit numbers associated with your RCMP criminal record check. This number is generated after your fingerprints have been submitted to the RCMP [...]

How to Overcome Criminal Inadmissibility to Canada?

Any foreign national that has a criminal record can be found inadmissible and thus barred entry into Canada. If you have a criminal record and need to enter Canada, you may be able to request entry under Criminal Rehabilitation. Criminal Rehabilitation means that the Canadian government finds that you no longer pose a risk of danger. As a result, [...]

How to obtain Canadian Name-Based Police Check Online?

A name-based police check, commonly called a CPIC check, is a quick way to obtain a Canadian police check. CPIC checks are conducted by a local police agency and uses only the name and date of birth of the applicant to search for any charges or criminal activity. The Fingerprint Room Inc. provides physical hardcopy CPIC check certificates within 24-48 [...]

The First Indigenous-Owned Fingerprinting Agency in Canada

The Fingerprint Room Inc. is proud to state that we are Provincially and Federally registered with the BC Metis Nation and the Federal Indigenous Business Registry of Canada. As the only accredited RCMP fingerprinting agencies across Canada that is Metis-owned, we are excited to provide our fingerprinting services and give back to the Indigenous communities for years to come! [...]

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