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Online criminal record check

Done from home, with no lineup at the station. Your police report arrives by secure email, often in under 15 minutes.

  • Report issued by a Canadian police service
  • Often ready in under 15 minutes
  • Useful for jobs, housing, or school
  • Secure payment
  • PIPEDA compliant
  • 100% Canadian
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Canadian name-based criminal record check

No conviction found

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Issued by

Accredited Canadian police service

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now

Your PDF report has arrived

  • Typical turnaround

    < 15 min

  • Report

    Police-issued

How does Instantscan work?

A name-based criminal record check, using the RCMP database.

Police · Vancouver
Police · Winnipeg
Police · Toronto
Police · Halifax

You submit your request on Instantscan.ca. A partner police service searches the RCMP database, then issues your report.

Instantscan then sends it to you by secure email. You can use it for a job, volunteering, housing, or school.

$54.99
One-time payment
Under 15 min
Typical turnaround
Across Canada
Available

In three steps

Your request1 / 3

First name

Sarah

Last name

Mitchell

Date of birth

March 12, 1994

1Start your request

Add a few basic details, confirm your consent, then complete a short form in a few minutes.

Driver’s licence
Selfie
Identity confirmed

2Confirm your identity

Photograph your ID, then take a selfie. The match is checked automatically.

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Result: No conviction

3Get your PDF

Your report arrives by email, often in under 15 minutes.

See a sample report

Why go through Instantscan?

Faster than the station

Most reports arrive by email in under 15 minutes, with no lineup.

Issued by a police service

The result comes from the RCMP’s CPIC database, and the report carries a partner police service’s statement.

Everything happens on your phone

Form, selfie, and ID in a few minutes. No appointment and nothing to mail.

Your data, protected

Information encrypted, handled under PIPEDA, and used only for your check.

For work, housing, or school

People are asked for this report before:

  • A new job
  • Volunteering or an internship
  • Renting a home
  • A study program
  • A licence or professional body
  • Their own peace of mind

Note: Vulnerable Sector checks (roles with children, seniors, or other vulnerable people) are done in person at your local police service. They are not offered online.

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Applicant details

Check result

No conviction found

Issuing police service

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Accredited Canadian police service

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Frequently asked questions?

Can’t find your answer? Email us. support@instantscan.ca

Ready to start?

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A real report, issued by a partner police service

By email, often in under 15 minutes

  • Secure payment
  • PIPEDA compliant
  • 100% Canadian
Start my check – $54.99