Canadian Criminal Record Check

Basic Canadian Criminal Record Check (CRC)

A Basic Canadian CRC searches the federal Canadian criminal records database. The check verifies the accuracy of criminal convictions disclosed by the candidate (indictable, hybrid, and summary offences for which a pardon has not been granted). If your candidate has any convictions to disclose, they'll need to provide the name, date, and court location for each conviction. Typically, the date given by a candidate for a conviction must be accurate within two years to be verified. The Basic Canadian Criminal Record Check does not usually contain records for offences committed as a youth (under 18 years of age).

Enhanced Canadian Criminal Record Check (CRC)

An Enhanced Canadian CRC includes the results of a standard check, plus searches of additional information sources for broader criminal history information to indicate whether or not your candidate has a criminal history beyond the scope of the Basic check. The Enhanced check searches the CPIC investigative data bank, the Public Safety Portal previously known as the Police Information Portal (PIP), and in some cases, local police indices and/or court registries.

Availability

This check is available in Canada :flag_ca: and the US :flag_us:

This check is available for a quickscreen :white_check_mark:

Parameters

Request flag

Include one of these flags in the body of your request:

• Standard Check: request_criminal_record_check
• Enhanced Check: request_enhanced_criminal_record_check

Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

• email

Example request

The following example contains fields for an enhanced criminal record check.

Add an enhanced identity verification to your request before sending it.

{
    "request_enhanced_criminal_record_check": true,
    "request_enhanced_identity_verification": true,
    "email": "example@certn.co",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
        "birth_city": "Victoria",
        "birth_province_state": "BC",
        "birth_country": "CA",
        "gender": "M",
        "phone_number": "250-555-5555",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "4412 King Alfred Court",
                "city": "Victoria",
                "province_state": "BC",
                "country": "CA",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "convictions": [{
                "offense": "332",
                "date_of_sentence": "2000-01-01",
                "court_location": "Victoria, BC, Canada",
                "description": "Robbery; Theft over $200"
            }, {
                "offense": "348",
                "date_of_sentence": "2000-01-01",
                "court_location": "Victoria, BC, Canada",
                "description": "Break, enter, and theft"
            }
        ],
        "rcmp_consent_given": true
    },
    "enhanced_identity_verification": {
        "id_country": "CA",
        "id_type": "DRIVING_LICENSE",
        "id_frontside_image": "<base64 encoded image>",
        "id_backside_image": "<base64 encoded image>",
        "face_image": "<base64 encoded image>"
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
        "city": "New York City",
        "county": "New York",
        "province_state": "NY",
        "country": "US",
        "postal_code": "10012",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}

Errors

400 Bad Request

‌You may receive a 400 Bad Request if:‌

• You sent a quickscreen request for a Canadian CRC without an Enhanced Identity Verification.

• You invited an applicant to complete a Canadian CRC without an Enhanced Identity Verification.