# SOQUIJ

Certn discovers and provides easy access to published civil, criminal and penal judicial records from the Quebec courthouses and municipal courts. 

*Société québécoise d'information juridique* (SOQUIJ) records do not include the Montréal Municipal court. This has no impact on criminal conviction information and minor impacts on summary/civil infraction information.

**SOQUIJ records are only available in French.**

### Availability

This check is available in **Canada** :flag\_ca:

This check is available for a [**quickscreen**](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/faq.md#what-is-a-quickscreen-and-how-do-i-use-it) :white\_check\_mark:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Canada" %}

| Industry            | Availability | Endpoints                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Human Resources     | Yes          | <ul><li><a href="/pages/-MbrCkyOdi6Adm9PH1HY#screen-an-applicant-instantly">Quickscreen</a> <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2705">✅</span></li><li><a href="/pages/-MbrCkyOdi6Adm9PH1HY#invite-an-applicant">Invite</a> <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4e9">📩</span></li></ul> |
| Property Management | No           | <ul><li>Quickscreen <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="274c">❌</span></li><li>Invite <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="274c">❌</span></li></ul>                                                                                                                                         |
| {% endtab %}        |              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| {% endtabs %}       |              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

{% hint style="info" %}
This check isn't available by default. Contact our [support team](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/contact.md) to enable it on your account.
{% endhint %}

### **Parameters**

Please note that SOQUIJ will return records with **exact** matches for the provided name and date of birth.

#### Request flag

Include this flag in the body of your request:

[`request_soquij`](#request-flag)

#### Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

* `email`

See all available [Application parameters](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/application-parameters.md)

#### Quickscreen parameters

To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:

* &#x20;[`information`](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/application-parameters.md#information)&#x20;
  * `first_name`
  * `last_name`
  * `date_of_birth`
* [`position_or_property_location`](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/resources/application-parameters.md#specialization)&#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure to obtain the [proof of consent](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/consent.md) from your applicant **before** running the quickscreen.
{% endhint %}

#### Example request <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

```json
{
    "request_soquij": true,
    "email": "example@certn.co",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "location_type": "Gig Location"
    }
}
```

### Report

Report field: `soquij_result`&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
Older accounts may list SOQUIJ results as unstructured records. To get the updated report format, contact your customer success representative.
{% endhint %}

### **Test data**

Send SOQUIJ requests with the following data on our [demo environment](/api/certn-api-v-1.0/getting-started/demo-account.md) to retrieve our pre-filled report.

| First name | Last name | Date of birth |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------- |
| Andrew     | McLeod    | 1987-03-04    |


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