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: We will notify you (if you select Courier Option), if courier costs for your region have increased. Due to rapidly rising oil prices, courier prices for most countries have gone up significantly. New rates apply.

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.