Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Fingerprint Room!
The Fingerprint Room wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2024 is a remarkable year for The Fingerprint Room. Reflecting upon our feats and accomplishments, The Fingerprint Room is not only pleased to attend the annual Indigenous Partnership Success Showcase (IPSS) in the summer, but also be a part of the conversation with the BC provincial [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]





