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Level 1 - Police Criminal Record Check

The name-based Police Information Check will only include the following information as it exists on the date of the search:

  • Confirmation of declared criminal convictions.
  • Summary convictions.
  • Suspended sentences.
  • Convictions under appeal.
  • Findings of Guilt under the Youth Criminal Justice Act within the applicable disclosure period.
  • Absolute Discharges and Conditional Discharges within the applicable disclosure period.
    • Not a conviction, listed as ‘subject’.

A certified Criminal Record Check (verified by fingerprints) will also include a RCMP National Repository of Criminal Records search.

The Police Criminal Records Check does not include many sources of information that might be available to police, including but not limited to: 

  • Other Federal convictions;
  • Provincial convictions;
  • Record suspension (pardoned) criminal convictions;
  • Outstanding and/or pending criminal Charges;
  • Outstanding entries include Warrants and Judicial Orders such as Peace Bonds, Restraining Orders, Protection Orders, Probation Orders, and Prohibition Orders.
  • Expired Peace Bonds.
  • Findings of guilt with reprimand or charges withdrawn (youth only).
  • Extrajudicial Measures such as Diversions to Alternative Measures, Community Justice Committees or similar programs.
  • Dispositions including, but not limited to Withdrawn, Dismissed, Acquittal, Not Guilty, Stay of Proceedings, and cases of Not Criminally Responsible.
  • Police records query of criminal/federal offences where the applicant is categorized as the Suspect, Suspect Chargeable, Charges Recommended, Wanted, or Arrested information.
  • Any additional information recorded in police databases documenting the applicant to have been a suspect in an offence (whether or not charged).
  • Police records query where the applicant is categorized as the Victim, Witness, Subject of Complaint or Complainant.
  • Adverse contact involving the threat or actual use of violence directed at other individuals, regardless of, but without disclosing mental health status;
  • Mental health information
  • Police intelligence information,
  • Driver’s Licence Records, and
  • Foreign law enforcement information

NOTE: This is a general list of records that may or may not be included in a records check. This list and the accompanying notes are provided as a guideline only. It is not comprehensive or exhaustive, and it may be varied or amended to meet the needs of a particular records check.