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 [...]
How to Apply Canadian Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)?
Obtain your Canadian police clearance certificate (PCC) in 5 simple steps: Submit your online PCC application. Have your fingerprints taken at your local police department, notary office or any private fingerprinting company. Email us a scan of the completed fingerprints. Upon our review, mail the original fingerprints to our location in Richmond, BC for processing your [...]
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, [...]
How to Get a Police Clearance Certificate from Canada?
Have you received a request to submit a Canadian police clearance certificate (PCC) from Canada for visa, immigration or employment purposes? This is typically required if you have stayed in Canada for a cumulative period of 6 months. While normally this can be done by contacting your local police, this will not be possible if you are outside [...]
New Updates: Canadian RCMP Police Clearance Certificate for Spanish Visa
If you are applying for a Spanish visa and have lived in Canada for a period of time, you may be requested to submit a Canadian RCMP Police Clearance Certificate that is issued within the past 3 months and have it apostilled and translated into Spanish. The Consulate General of Spain in Toronto updated their Apostille requirements on RCMP [...]