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Fingerprints Card Scanning
If the applicant is living outside of Canada or an area that digital fingerprinting is not available, Edmonton Fingerprinting Services is accredited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to digitize ink fingerprints and then submit to the RCMP electronically.

The process is straight forward and secure. The applicant can get fingerprints taken by the local police agency, then send us the original fingerprint form along with other required documents, we will then digitize the paper fingerprints (ink & roll, or livescan print) with our advanced and certified card scan technology and equipment to submit the application to the RCMP’s Canadian Criminal Real Time Information System (CCRTIS) via secured connection. CCRTIS will compare the fingerprint application against the RCMP’s criminal record database and issue a Certified Criminal Record Check certificate, and the certificate will be sent by the RCMP to the applicant or a third party directly.
Download Application Forms and Instructions
Please provide your full name and email address below, then you will receive an email containing the download link of our Fingerprints Card Scanning Application Forms and Instructions package.
Application Process Overview
- Provide your full name and email address in below form, then you will receive an email containing a download link of our Fingerprints Card Scanning Application Forms and Instructions package. (Please make sure to check your spam/junk mail if you don’t see the email in your email inbox). Alternately, send an email to Edmonton Fingerprinting Services (Contact Us) to obtain a package of Fingerprints Card Scanning Application Forms and Instructions.
- Review Document Checklist and complete Application Forms.
- Get your fingerprints taken by an acceptable agency.
- Gather all document and submit an scanned copy to us for verification.
- We will review application and send you an invoice for payment.
- You can make the payment by Email Transfer, Credit Card, WeChat or Alipay.
- Once we confirm your application is complete, you can then send ALL original documents to our office.
- After receiving your application documents, we will digitize fingerprints and submit the application to the RCMP.
- The RCMP will process your Criminal Record Check application and issue a police certificate to you or your designated third party via Canada Post Regular Mail.
- OPTIONAL: You can complete the Third Party Consent form indicating that Edmonton Fingerprinting Services is to receive the result from RCMP, then we will forward the result to you by courier (shipping and handling fees apply)

Fingerprints Card Scanning
For digital fingerprinting, you will be provided with a confirmation document with Document Control Number (DCN) after your application is submitted. It is important to keep this document until you or your designated third party receives the result from the RCMP. If this document is lost, there will be an administration fee to provide a copy of this document.
For ink and roll fingerprinting or livescan print-to-card clients, you will be provided with the original fingerprinting card after the fingerprinting is completed.
For fingerprints card scanning, we will email you a confirmation document with Document Control Number (DCN) after your application is submitted.
Once Edmonton Fingerprinting Services submits applicant’s fingerprints electronically and the fingerprints have been successfully received by the RCMP, the RCMP will not release any further information to Edmonton Fingerprinting Services.
No Criminal Record: 5 – 10 business days
WITH Criminal Record: 120 days or more
If the application has taken longer than the time indicated above, the applicant or authorized Third Party may inquire about the status of the electronic fingerprints submission by contacting the RCMP via email: CCRTIS-SCICTR@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
The following information must be provided in the inquiring email:
- Applicant’s full name
- Applicant’s date of birth
- The type of application submitted (Criminal Record Check)
- The date the application was submitted to the RCMP
- A daytime contact phone number
- The Document Control Number (DCN)
Please note: Do not expect an immediate e-mail response from the RCMP
If the applicant is living outside of Canada or an area that digital fingerprinting is not available, Edmonton Fingerprinting Services is accredited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to digitize ink fingerprints and then submit to the RCMP electronically.
Email Edmonton Fingerprinting Services (Contact Us) to obtain a package of Fingerprints Card Scanning Application Forms and Instructions.
- Email Edmonton Fingerprinting Services (Contact Us) to obtain a package of Fingerprints Card Scanning Application Forms and Instructions.
- Review Document Checklist and complete Application Forms.
- Get your fingerprints taken by a local police agency.
- Gather all document and submit an scanned copy to us for verification.
- We will review application and send you an invoice for payment.
- You can make the payment by Email Transfer, Credit Card, WeChat or Alipay.
- Once we confirm your application is complete, you can then send ALL original documents to our office.
- After receiving your application documents, we will digitize fingerprints and submit the application to the RCMP.
- The RCMP will process your Criminal Record Check application and issue a police certificate to you or your designated third party via Canada Post Regular Mail.
- OPTIONAL: You can complete the Third Party Consent form indicating that Edmonton Fingerprinting Services is to receive the result from RCMP, then we will forward the result to you by courier (shipping and handling fees apply).
We cannot process the scanned version of the fingerprints. Please mail the original fingerprints form and other required documents as a package to our office.
We will send an email to acknowledge the receipt of your package once we receive it. We recommend you ship your application package with tracking information available so that you could monitor your shipment directly. We may not reply to inquiries asking whether your package is received or not. Especially when you use a shipping method without tracking information, we are not able to check the status and not able to continuously provide any status either.
Fingerprints must be taken by an acceptable “Fingerprinting Agency / Department” as follows:
- Police Force;
- Government Department;
- Embassy / Consulate;
- Notary of the Public;
- Foreign Private Fingerprinting Company (PFC) with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an Accredited Canadian PFC; or Foreign PFC with an MOU with a local police force or government department.
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