Ink & Digital Fingerprinting: Their Use and Differences
The Fingerprint Room Inc. offers accredited fingerprinting via both ink and digital live scan. Clients who have used fingerprinting services usually need them to apply for a foreign country’s background check. Digital live scan tends to produce fingerprints of higher quality. In addition, the machine will automatically determine the quality for each impression taken and [...]
Fingerprint Services for Security Clearance Canada
Many private sectors and government jobs require their employees to get a personnel security screening clearance. This clearance is meant for employees who need to access protected or classified information within the company. Only a company can request for a personnel security screening clearance on behalf of the employee to register in the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Contract Security [...]
Fingerprinting Service to Obtain a Certified Criminal Record Check (CCRC) for Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA)
The Fingerprint Room Inc. is a fingerprint agency, offering fingerprinting service in Calgary, and recommended by the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA). The Real Estate Council of Alberta, RECA, is an independent real estate board that regulates real estate licensees in Alberta. If you are applying for a license from RECA, you will need to [...]
Police Certificate for Canadian Citizenship Application
If you have a permanent residency card and have lived in Canada for 3 years or more, you may be eligible to become a Canadian Citizen. To become a Canadian citizen, you may be asked by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to obtain a police certificate. A police certificate requires fingerprints to help determine if you have a [...]
Why Foreign Embassies in Canada need fingerprints based background check for authentication?
Most foreign embassies in Canada will only authenticate and legalize RCMP certified fingerprint-based criminal record checks. Compared to a name-based only criminal record check, the use of fingerprints in RCMP certified criminal record check’s process will ensure a more accurate result. In addition, as RCMP is a federal institution, the RCMP criminal record check will be a federal document. [...]
Authentication, Legalization, and Consular Services
Authentications or legalizations are used to certify the validity of the signature on the document and identify the stamp or seal used on said document. If you are relocating or travelling to another country, you may be requested by a foreign embassy or consulate for an authenticated or legalized document to certify your entry. We can authenticate documents such [...]





