There are two types of Canadian background checks, a name based one and a fingerprint based one. As the scope of reference used by these two different types of checks are different, the information displayed on the results are also different.

A fingerprint based RCMP certified Canadian background check will include the applicant’s name, date of birth and address. In addition, it will have a brief paragraph that states if the applicant’s information is associated with any existing criminal records of conviction in RCMP’s database. If there is no association (clean record), then the background check certificate will state accordingly. If an association is found, then there will be additional pages attached to the certificate, on which the details of the associated record is listed. This includes the date, location, and the specific charges.

A name based Canadian background check includes the applicant’s name and date of birth, and the search response. The response will show as “CLEARED” if the name and date of birth used does not match to any result. However unlike a fingerprint based RCMP certified Canadian Background Check, the name based background check will simply state “INCOMPLETE”. This neither confirms nor denies the existence of a criminal record. The applicant must complete a fingerprint based RCMP certified background check as follow up to obtain the accurate and confirmed result.

The results of a name based background check can obtained faster, however they are not as detailed and conclusive as the results of a fingerprint based background check. For this reason, a fingerprint based Canadian background check is often required when applying to most countries’ visa or immigration. Before starting a Canadian background check application, it is important to verify which type of background checks satisfies your document requirement.

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