Ink Digitization (Ink to Digital Conversion)

How to Get an Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Background Check

INSTRUCTIONS IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE CANADA

• If you are outside Canada, the RCMP will only accept digitized (electronic) fingerprints for processing.
• That means, if you are outside Canada and need a background check in Canada, you will be required to send your ink fingerprints to an Accredited and Certified Fingerprint Agency in Canada for processing.
• We are an RCMP Accredited and Certified Fingerprint agency. We take your ink fingerprints and digitize them. We then send them to the RCMP through secure electronic transmission for processing.
• Click here to see our most recent accreditation letter (note: this is a renewal). We’ve been authorized to fingerprint for the RCMP for over 20 years.
• RCMP Authorization

INSTRUCTIONS IF YOU LIVE IN CANADA

• If you are in Canada, google “electronic fingerprint agency” to find an agency near you.
• If you are in Calgary go here for more information: https://www.canadianlegal.org/calgary-fingerprinting/

Fees for Individuals Living Outside Canada:

• $90 our fee
• $25 Government Processing Fee (the Federal Government fee is waived for applications involving Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Personal Searches or Federal Employment)
• Courier Costs (if you do not want to receive the results by ordinary mail)
• 5% GST

Instructions for Ink to Digital Conversion

1. Print Attached PDF:

• Ink to Digital Fingerprint Instructions PDF

NOTE: If you do not have the Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it for free here: Adobe Download

2. Complete the Checklist on Page 1

3. CONFIRMATION: We recommend that once you’ve completed all of the steps in the attached handout, scan and email everything to (brianna@canadianlegal.org) to us for our advanced approval.

4. SUBMITTED: We will also send you an email confirming that we have received your ink fingerprints, converted them to digital fingerprints and submitted them to the RCMP for processing.