Identification Requirements

For name-based police records checks, an applicant has two options for verifying their identity.

Option 1: An applicant can complete a secure online electronic identity verification process as part of their online records check application. The applicant must successfully complete this process, or they will be required to attend the Altona Police Service to provide proof of their identity (see option 2).

Option 2: An applicant can attend the Altona Police Station and provide two pieces of approved current government-issued identification. An expired ID will not be accepted.

One piece of government-issued identification must contain the applicant’s name, date of birth, signature and photograph.

Acceptable government-issued photo identification includes:

• Provincial driver's license
• Provincial photo identity card
• Passport
• Permanent Residence card
  
  

Other acceptable government issued identification include:

• Birth certificate
• Provincial health insurance card
• Social Insurance card
• Firearms Possession / Acquisition license
• Certificate of Indian status card
• Manitoba Metis Federation card
• Military Service Identification card
• Nexus card
• Citizenship card
  
  

A Police employee will compare the photo identification to the applicant to ensure they match.

If a youth is applying for a police records check and they don’t meet the identity requirements, their parent can sign a Declaration of Guarantor instead. The parent will have to produce two pieces of government-issued identification that meet the above identification requirements.

Note: A third party may not conduct the physical identity verification for an applicant.

Example: A spouse or friend of an applicant can’t drop off the applicant’s records check package with the applicant’s identification at the police station. The applicant has to appear in person.