canadian police clearance help

[knicks1111 3]

Hi, can someone please help us on the clearance required for canadian resident?

we went to her local OPP, in Caledon, we filled the form and they told us response time is 2-6 weeks!

I thought this was supposed to be done in like 1 hour and that this isnt supposed to be a document that should take time. (thats the conclusion I came to after surfing the threads here)

Did we ask for the wrong thing? Any tips? should we go to a RCMP to get it?

there is a Criminal Record Check or a Police Record Check

which one is best? any help appreciated

thanks!

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

You can also go to an organization called "Commissionaires"- you will have to Google them to see where they are in the area. Their checks only take a few days at most. IF there have been any arrests or criminal record in the past, you will have to get the fingerprint check through the RCMP which takes longer. Don't forget to give them any names your fiancee has previously used (if she's been married in the past, or had a name change of any kind), and make sure those names are listed on the certificate.

Edited November 30, 2013 by JensJrny2Ray

[pro_star 52]

Depends on if said detachment needs to send away for the search or not. Likely if I went to the RCMP detachment nearest me I'd get the couple weeks, but if I went to the right one in Calgary they could probably do it quicker.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

I went to the police station in Toronto and it took about 3 weeks.

I am sure that they have to send it away, I've actually never heard of the PCC taking only an hour

good luck

[NikLR 13,227]

Mine took 10 mins (maybe 20... felt like 10..) at the RCMP office in Red Deer, AB. We didn't have a city police and I didn't bother with the commissionaires (in Red Deer, it's all really old men who probably move as fast as molasses...)

Edited December 1, 2013 by NLR

[Jaret&Rachael 106]

On 12/1/2013 at 4:23 PM, NikLR said:

Mine took 10 mins (maybe 20... felt like 10..) at the RCMP office in Red Deer, AB. We didn't have a city police and I didn't bother with the commissionaires (in Red Deer, it's all really old men who probably move as fast as molasses...)

Is this still applicable? Am I able to do my police clearance and background check in Red Deer at the RCMP office? For a CR1/IR1?

[NikLR 13,227]

5 hours ago, Jaret&Rachael said:

Is this still applicable? Am I able to do my police clearance and background check in Red Deer at the RCMP office? For a CR1/IR1?

Should be able to but you'll need the privacy act not the name check i got.  Theres no other local police in Red Deer. 

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