To Receive a Criminal Background Check:
A criminal background check is a search of the RCMP databases. A criminal background check is usually required for employment purposes, by-law licences, immigration or border crossing. (NOT for individuals seeking a position with children or the vulnerable sector.)
How to apply?
You can print out this form and complete it prior to attending, to expedite your request, however you must attend in person at either our CSB Aurora or Hillcrest location (see details below) and provide two pieces of identification to allow us to verify your identity.
The identification must confirm your name, date of birth and address, and one piece of identification must include a photo. The following is a list of identification that are accepted.
Photo identification: must provide photo and both the name and date of birth of an individual:
Non-photo identification: which provides both the name and date of birth or address of an individual
- Driver's licence (issued by a Canadian province or territory)
- Foreign driver's licence
- Canadian passport
- Foreign passport
- Canadian Citizenship card
- Permanent Resident (PR) card
- Certificate of Indian Status
- Student identity card from a Canadian or foreign institute
- Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC)
- Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) identification card
- Federal, provincial or municipal identification card
- Military Family Identification Card (MFID)
Note: Health cards (issued by Canadian province or territory) and Social Insurance Number (SIN) are not acceptable for identification purposes.
Fee:
$20.00 for students with a valid student card
$45.00 for people requesting a check for employment purposes or other
*An additional fee of $5 per form will be charged to applicants requesting multiple copies.
You can pay by certified cheque or money order made payable to the York Regional Police, cash, debit card, Visa and MasterCard.
Who can apply?
Anyone with appropriate identification can obtain a criminal background check from the York Regional Police.
Location
You can obtain a Criminal background check by attending either at our CSB Aurora or Hillcrest locations:
South Customer Service Unit - Hillcrest Mall
9350 Yonge Street
Richmond Hill, Ontario
(at Hillcrest Mall beside the Goodyear Auto Centre - Enter from Carrville Road)
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed Sunday
North Customer Service Unit
47 Don Hillock Drive
Aurora, Ontario
(South of Leslie Street and Wellington Street East intersection)
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Please visit the following RCMP web site to obtain all required information on how to submit your fingerprints if you are living outside Canada: http:www.rcmp.gc.ca
Contact Us at: 1-866-876-5423 ext 6781 ( North Location) or 1-866-876-5423 ext 7655 ( South Location).
