Fingerprinting.
There are two very separate types of fingerprinting in Canada: civil fingerprinting and non civil fingerprinting.
Non civil fingerprinting is the kind done by police when someone is arrested. Most reasonable people do not want any part of this.
Civil fingerprinting on the other hand is much different. Civil fingerprinting is primarily used as a comprehensive means of identification and has nothing do with being arrested.
In this case fingerprinting is used for most commonly for background checks. Submitting fingerprints to the RCMP civil fingerprinting division in Ottawa for certification will return a certified criminal record report that, hopefully, has nothing to report. A background check done through fingerprinting is most commonly done for employment purposes but it is also done things like foreign visa applications, pardon applications, waiver applications and more.
If you require a set of fingerprints done it is either handled by your local police station or, more commonly, by an RCMP certified fingerprinting agency. The National Pardon Centre is one of the only private companies with its own server connected directly to the RCMP for civil fingerprinting submissions.
If you live near one of locations in Toronto, Montreal or Calgary you can visit us for your fingerprinting needs anytime during business hours. We are open 8.30am – 5.00 pm M-F and you do not need an appointment.
In order to fulfill your fingerprinting requirements you will need to come with two pieces of government issued identification.
And please don’t worry. All our fingerprinting technicians are very pleasant to deal with.
If you have any questions about fingerprinting please do not hesitate to contact me.
Michael Ashby
866.242.2411 x 227
mashby@nationalpardon.org
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