Canadian Criminal Record Check
Basic Canadian Criminal Record Check (CRC)
A Basic Canadian CRC searches the federal Canadian criminal records database. The check verifies the accuracy of criminal convictions disclosed by the candidate (indictable, hybrid, and summary offences for which a pardon has not been granted. If your candidate has any convictions to disclose, they'll need to provide the name, date, and court location for each conviction. Typically, the date given by a candidate for a conviction must be accurate within two years to be verified. The Basic Canadian Criminal Record Check does not usually contain records for offences committed as a youth (under 18 years of age).
Enhanced Canadian Criminal Record Check (CRC)
An Enhanced Canadian CRC includes the results of a standard check, plus searches of additional information sources for broader criminal history information to indicate whether or not your candidate has a criminal history beyond the scope of the Basic check. The Enhanced check searches the CPIC investigative data bank, the Public Safety Portal previously known as the Police Information Portal (PIP), and in some cases, local police indices and/or court registries.
Database | Standard CRC | Enhanced CRC |
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Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) | ✓ | ✓ |
Police Information Portal (PIP) | ⨯ | ✓ |
Firearms Interest Police (FIP) | ⨯ | ✓ |
Niche RMS | ⨯ | ✓ |
Availability
This check is available in Canada 🇨🇦 and the US 🇺🇸
This check is available for a quickscreen ✅
Industry | Availability | Endpoints |
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Human Resources | Yes | |
Property Management | No |
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Parameters
Request flag
Include one of these flags in the body of your request:
Standard Check: request_criminal_record_check
Enhanced Check: request_enhanced_criminal_record_check
Invite parameters
To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:
email
Applicants must go through identity verification to complete a Canadian CRC or an Enhanced Canadian CRC. Make sure to add an Enhanced Identity Verification before sending your request.
See all available Application parameters
Quickscreen parameters
To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:
first_name
last_name
date_of_birth
at least one of:
birth_city
birth_province_state
(ISO province or state code)birth_country
(ISO country code)
gender
(M
,F
, orX
)phone_number
addresses
(min 1)rcmp_consent_given
You also need your applicant to provide a full conviction history. Share the details through these fields:
offense
date_of_sentence
court_location
description
When requesting a quickscreen for a Canadian CRC or an Enhanced Canadian CRC, you need to provide us with your applicant's proof of identification.
Add an Enhanced Identity Verification to your request to insure its completion.
Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.
Example request
The following example contains fields for an enhanced criminal record check.
Add an enhanced identity verification to your request before sending it.
Report
Report field: rcmp_result
Test data
Send Canadian CRC requests with the following sets of data on our demo environment to retrieve our pre-filled reports.
Clear results
First name | Last name |
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Andrew | McLeod |
Records found
First name | Last name |
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Will | Nettke |
Errors
400 Bad Request
You may receive a 400 Bad Request
if:
You sent a quickscreen request for a Canadian CRC without an Enhanced Identity Verification.
"request_enhanced_identity_verification": "This field is required."
You invited an applicant to complete a Canadian CRC without an Enhanced Identity Verification.
"non_field_errors": "One of identity_verification or request_enhanced_identity_verification is required for criminal record checks."
How to fix this issue
Add the appropriate identity verification method before sending your request.
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