Criminal record check process

Last updated on January 3, 2024

We've reorganized and simplified content about criminal record checks. Things may look different, but policies and processes haven't changed.

What to expect when you get a criminal record check through the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP).

Fees

Standard fees

Fees: Criminal Records Review Program
Type of check	Fee
New criminal record check	$28
New criminal record check for volunteers	$0
Share results of past criminal record check	$0

The person who gets the criminal record check is responsible for paying the fees. However, your organization may pay for you. If you're not sure who pays, ask your organization.

Criminal record check fees aren't refundable.

Apply for a criminal record check

Other fees

If you need to submit fingerprints during your criminal record check, there are other fees.

Learn more about fingerprinting

Payment options

Credit card
Certified cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance

Timelines

Criminal record checks usually take 2 to 3 weeks to process. It could take longer if:

Your paperwork is incomplete
You need to submit fingerprints
The criminal record check shows an offence or your file needs further review

Your organization will tell you if you can work, volunteer or attend school while you wait for your results.

Apply for a criminal record check

Offences

Criminal record checks processed by the CRRP look at only relevant offences and specified offences, as listed in the Criminal Records Review Act.

Learn what happens if you have an offence.

The CRRP can't help you clear your record. For more information, visit Record Suspensions.

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If working with children

Criminal Code:

Section 151: Sexual Interference
Section 152: Invitation to Sexual Touching
Section 153: Sexual Exploitation
Section 153 (1): Sexual Exploitation of a Person with a Disability
Section 155: Incest
Section 160: Bestiality
Section 161: Order of Prohibition
Section 162: Voyeriusm
Section 162.1: Publication, etc., of an Intimate Image Without Consent
Section 163 (1): Child Pornography
Section 170: Parent or Guardian Procuring Sexual Activity
Section 171: Householder Permitting Sexual Activity
Section 171.1: Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child
Section 172: Corrupting Children
Section 172.1: Luring a Child
Section 172.2: Agreement or Arrangement - Sexual Offence Against a Child
Section 173 (1): Indecent Acts
Section 173 (2): Exposure
Section 177: Trespassing at Night
Section 179: Vagrancy
Section 212 (1): Procuring a Person for the Purposes of Prostitution
Section 212 (2): Living Off Avails of Child Prostitution
Section 212 (2.1): Living off Avails of Child Prostitution, Aggravating Circumstances
Section 212 (4): Attempting to Obtain the Sexual Services of a Child
Section 215: Duties of Persons to Provide Necessities
Section 218: Abandoning Child
Section 220: Causing Death by Criminal Negligence
Section 221: Causing Bodily Harm by Criminal Negligence
Section 229: Murder
Section 235: Punishment for Murder
Section 236: Punishment for Manslaughter
Section 237: Punishment for Infanticide
Section 238: Killing Unborn Child in Act of Birth
Section 239: Attempt to Commit Murder
Section 240: Accessory after Fact to Murder
Section 242: Neglect to Obtain Assistance in Child Birth
Section 243: Concealing Body of Child
Section 244: Causing Bodily Harm with Intent
Section 245: Administering Noxious Thing
Section 246: Overcoming Resistance to Commission of Offence
Section 264: Criminal Harassment
Section 264 (1): Uttering Threats
Section 266: Assault
Section 267: Assault with a Weapon or Causing Bodily Harm
Section 268: Aggravated Assault
Section 269: Unlawfully Causing Bodily Harm
Section 271: Sexual Assault
Section 272: Sexual Assault with a Weapon, Threats to a Third Party or Causing Bodily Harm
Section 273: Aggravated Sexual Assault
Section 273 (3): Removal of Child from Canada
Section 279: Kidnapping / Forcible Confinement
Section 279.011: Trafficking of a Person Under 18 years
Section 279.02 (2): Material Benefit - Trafficking a Person Under 18 years
Section 279.03 (2): Withholding or Destroying Documents -  Trafficking a Person Under 18 years
Section 279 (1): Hostage Taking
Section 280: Abduction of Person under Sixteen
Section 281: Abduction of Person under Fourteen
Section 282: Abduction in Contravention of Custody Order
Section 283: Abduction
Section 286.1 (2): Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration from Person Under 18 Years
Section 286.2 (1): Material Benefit from Sexual Services
Section 286.2 (2): Material Benefit from Sexual Services Provided by Person Under 18 Years
Section 286.3 (1): Procuring
Section 286.3 (2): Procuring - Person Under 18 Years
Section 372: False Messages / Indecent Telephone Calls / Harassing Telephone Calls
Section 446: Cruelty to animals
Section 810: Where Injury or Damage Feared
Section 810 (1): Where Fear of Sexual Offence

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

Section 5: Trafficking in substance
Section 6: Importing and exporting a substance
Section 7: Production of a substance

Cannabis Act:

Section 9: Distribution
Section 10: Selling
Section 11: Importing and Exporting
Section 12: Production
Section 13: Possession, etc., for Use in Production or Distribution of Illicit Cannabis
Section 14: Use of Young Person

If working with vulnerable adults

All offences for working with children

Criminal Code:

Section 241: Counselling Suicide
Section 334: Theft
Section 336: Criminal Breach of Trust
Section 342: Theft, Forgery of Credit Card
Section 344: Robbery
Section 346: Extortion
Section 348: Breaking and Entering
Section 349: Unlawfully in a Dwelling
Section 351: Possession of Break-in Instrument
Section 355: Possession of Stolen Goods
Sections 362, 363: False Pretences
Section 367: Forgery
Section 368: Uttering Forged Documents
Section 372: False Information / Indecent Communications / Harassing Communications
Section 380: Fraud
Section 402.2: Identity Theft
Section 423: Intimidation
Section 430: Mischief Endangering Life
Section 433: Arson — Disregard for Human Life

Fingerprinting

Some people must submit fingerprints as part of their vulnerable sector check. This is not an accusation of criminal activity or guilt. Fingerprinting is a common requirement when completing a criminal record check for working with the vulnerable sector.

The RCMP Dissemination of Criminal Record Information policy explains when fingerprints are required for a criminal record check.

If you need to submit fingerprints, the CRRP will notify you and give you instructions. It can take up to 12 weeks for fingerprint results to reach the CRRP from the Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS) in Ottawa.

Reuse fingerprint results

If you've submitted fingerprints for the CRRP in the past, you may be able to reapply your existing fingerprint result to your criminal record check. Contact the CRRP to check.

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