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Criminal Background Check in Toronto (Scarborough) SAME DAY
SAME DAY Criminal Background Check in Toronto (Scarborough)
Need a Criminal Background Check in Toronto the SAME DAY? We can help
Forensics Canada Inc. located in Scarborough (Toronto) provides criminal background checks the SAME DAY. Police Record Checks (aka Criminal Background Checks, Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) – You may need it for:
- Employment
- Foreign Visa/Work/Travel Permit
- Immigration
- Volunteering
- Other civil purposes

Canadian Police Information Centre Check (CPIC)
Forensics Canada Inc has signed an agreement with Cobourg Police Service to conduct name-based criminal record checks of the RCMP’s Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) system. This search includes a check of the National Repository of Criminal Records based on the applicant’s name and date of birth.
Why Businesses Should Perform Background Checks?
Running a pre-employment background check on a job candidate as a safety net is very common in Canadian employers.
Background checks (aka Police Clearance Certifcate, PCC) for employment purposes is very common in Canada. The most important reasons why Canadian employers decide for pre-employment background checks is to flag any previous criminal history of the job applicant. Learning about applicant’s criminal history, the employers can make an informed final decision. A criminal background check can ensure:
Knowledge of Criminal History
Reduced Liability of negligent hiring
Workplace Safety
Job Competence
A Right Decision
Frequently Asked Questions – Criminal Background Checks
CPIC checks or background checks based on the name and date of birth of the potential employees are the most preferred method of criminal background screening by Canadian employers. You may also need a criminal background check for foreign travel, visa, name change, professional licensing, coaching, volunteering and other civil purposes.
A Canadian criminal background check is also referred to as a police record check, criminal history check, police clearance certificate or simply criminal background check. A criminal background check in Canada is a search of the CPIC (Canadian Police Information Center) database, maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), to find out whether a police record is associated with the applicant’s name and date of birth. CPIC checks are the most preferred method of criminal background screening by Canadian employers along with other reasons
Please CLICK HERE to read about Vulnerable Sector Screening and who needs it?
A vulnerable sector check is only conducted by the local police service.
It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete a criminal record check application. Consent form and application must be completed in the presence of Canadian Forensics processing staff at our office located at: 200 Town Centre Court #5Scarborough, ON M1P 4X8
No, you are welcome to walk-in to our Toronto office (200 Town Centre Court #5, Scarborough, ON M1P 4X8) with two (2) items of government issued identification for a police check.
A name and date of birth based police record check does not list any offences. It will indicate only whether a criminal record is associated with the applicant’s name and date of birth. A certified criminal record check through RCMP however may show a summary of offence (s) for which a record suspension (pardon) has not been granted.
No, if you have a criminal record your criminal record check will come back as “incomplete” and you will lose the fee paid for CPIC name check. You will have to submit your fingerprints to RCMP to obtain a criminal record check with additional applicable fee.
Bring two (2) pieces of govt issued identification. This is mandatory to comply with RCMP policy for issuing a Police Background Check in Canada.
Please CLICK HERE to read an article on how CPIC works in Toronto Star.
Canadian Forensics Inc is able to provide you with a Police Clearance Certificate in Toronto – THE SAME DAY. We may receive results back from police service in as little as 2-3 hours. Please note that the turn-around time may fluctuate depending on the number of applications on the police server and time of the day.
Walk-in to our office located at: 200 Town Centre Court #5, Scarborough, ON M1P 4X8 with two (2) items of government issued identification to obtain a criminal background check the SAME DAY
Is the police clearance certificate issued by you the same as provided by the local police services?
Yes, we are authorized agents of Canadian Police Services and we issue the Police Clearance Certificate on a police-letterhead signed with an embossed seal on it.