Canada Background Checks

Local Level - Provincial Courts - $59 (All other provinces)/$95 (Alberta only) 3-5 business days

Requirements: Name (including former name), dob, address, release

Canadian local court searches are hand searched at the Canadian provincial courts by our local researchers for quality and accuracy. The search is completed using the subject's name and date of birth for both conviction and non-conviction summary and indictable offenses going back 7 years. If a record is found on the subject we will provide the following details when available; date of offense, charge/charge type, disposition and sentencing information.

In most cases, results are returned within 3-5 business days. Delays in turnaround times may be caused by records found on an applicant that are archived or need additional assistance from the clerk.

Fee: Base price $59.00 for all provinces aside from Alberta ($95.00 for Alberta). This fee includes 2 hit records. For any additional records found you will be charged for $25.00 per record, upon approval. The initial report will include up to 2 records and will indicate how many additional records were found. Upon your approval of the fee, a full report will be provided.

Requirements: Full Name, Date of Birth, Complete In-Country Address, Release Form, Copies of 2 IDs

Conducted through the search of nine databases, covering the following Canadian judicial bodies: all federal courts and tribunals, as well as the first instance (district) and appeal courts of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. The judiciary database contain more than 2 million decisions. The records are kept back to 1990.

Requirements: Full name, date of birth, address, release

The federal level civil search is conducted through the federal level court (national trial court of Canada). The Canadian federal level court handles the following types of cases.

Requirements: Full name, date of birth, address, release

This search is conducted through the local level Provincial Court based on the address provided. Report may include case type, file date, case number, name of court where case was filed, plaintiff, defendant and disposition if a case can be located. Additional fees and turnaround times may apply in situations where the court file needs to be pulled.

Requirements: Full name, date of birth, address

The bankruptcy records search in Canada will search nationwide court records back 10 years. In order to conduct this search the applicant's full name, date of birth and address are required. When a hit is found basic information is provided such as the case number, file date, disposition and disposition date of the case.

Requirements: Name, date of birth, school name, degree, major, dates of attendance, city of school, degree copy and release form

An subject inflating their educational accomplishments is one of the most common occurrences found on a subject's resume or application. CRS checks processes Education Verifications by contacting educational institutions directly to verify degrees or certifications earned. We verify dates of attendance, graduation date and degree information.

Requirements: Name, date of birth, employer name and contact information, dates of employment, position held and release form

Past employment verification is recommended for all employees. It is approximated that 40% of all resumes and employment applications contain falsified information. Our standard Employment Verification reports the employer’s name, subject’s title, dates of employment, whether they are eligible for rehire, and we ask for additional comments.

Requirements: Subject name and date of birth, reference's relationship, contact name and contact information (including phone number and email address)

Our experienced research staff completes Personal Reference checks by interviewing a subject’s former or current colleagues. Our researchers will provide a comprehensive overview of a person’s characteristics.

Requirements: Full Name, Date of Birth, Driver's License Number, Consent Form for Some Provinces

Motor vehicle records will provide you with details regarding the driver’s identifiers such as full name, date of birth and driver's license number. The report will also indicate if the license is currently active, suspended or expired. Any traffic violation convictions made by the driver may also be included on the report. Reporting time frames and turnaround times vary depending on the Province. Currently, we cannot provide the MVR search in Alberta due to third party restrictions.

Requirements: Name, Nationality, Date of Birth, Address, General Release, Special Release (with SIN number, Canadian address, and wet signature)

The individual credit report includes insolvency, bankruptcy information and bad payment history.

Requirements: Name, date of birth, address

Global Criminal, Terrorist & Sanctions List Search aggregates worldwide information sourced from government records, public records, news media publications, sanction and embargo lists and debarred and banned parties' lists to search for criminality information in over 240 countries and territories.

Requirements: Name (including former name), dob, address, release

The Criminal and Civil Search Package offers discounted pricing of our most popular searches. This bundle includes one criminal records search and one civil records search, based on the jurisdiction of the address provided.

Requirements: Name (including former name), dob, address, release

The Civil and Bankruptcy Search Package offers discounted pricing of our most popular due diligence searches. This bundle includes one civil records search and one bankruptcy records search, based on the jurisdiction of the address provided.

Requirements: Name, DOB, Address, Consent Form, Identification Card Color Copy (Front and Back)

A validation and/or verification of the data subject’s identity documents.

Requirements: Name, date of birth, release, color copy of passport (identification page)

A validation to confirm that the algorithm behind the bar code on the passport matches that of the issuing country. Requires a scanned copy of the passport and includes a QC process on every validation.

Requirements: Name, date of birth, address history, personal e-mail address, phone number, passport number (if applicable), Education Information(school name, degree, major, dates of attendance, city of school) and Employment Information(employer name and contact information, dates of employment, position held)

CRS checks will use available traditional and electronic identifiers to positively verify ownership of a social media account or other online presence. we won’t hack a subject’s password to circumvent network safeguards or gain access to information, which is not in the public forum. Our trained researchers verify the subject’s identity with multiple identifiers and remove false positive results. In addition, we will report positive articles, ie. volunteer activities, board of directors involvement, etc.

Requirements: Company name, address

The Business Credit Report will provide you with valuable information on the company’s financial standing. Information on collections, payment histories, legal suits, judgments and bankruptcies may be listed on the report.

Requirements: Company name, address

A nationwide search is conducted through the federal level court in Canada for civil suits involving the business.

Requirements: Company name, address

This search is conducted through the local Superior Court based on the address provided. Report may include case type, file date, case number, name of court where case was filed, plaintiff, defendant and disposition if a case can be located. Additional fees and turnaround times may apply in situations where the court file needs to be pulled.

Requirements: Company name, address

This search is conducted through the local courts. Report may include file date, case number, name of court where case was filed and case status if a bankruptcy case can be located.