Criminal Record / Name Check Search

For $27.50 Alberta Fingerprinting Services can now perform a Criminal Record (CPIC) Check to see whether or not you have a criminal record on CPIC. The turnaround time for this service is usually under 1 week if you don't have a record, and about 3 weeks if you do have a record. If you don't have a record a CPIC check will say "No Record Found". If you do have a record and want to see the information regarding your conviction(s), you will need to be fingerprinted for a fee of $70.00, and then a certified copy of your CPIC Record will be mailed to you. For more information, please contact Alberta Fingerprinting Services.

Book an Appointment Online For a CPIC Record Search

File Destruction Requests

Normally this service is to destroy a CPIC record and/or Police Records showing a Conditional Discharge, or Stayed, Dismissed or Withdrawn charges, as long as no other convictions appear on CPIC or Local Police Records. Police File Destruction may also be required before or after being granted a Standard Canadian Pardon, in order to destroy local police records, which could possibly be hacked into by foreign federal government agencies in the future. Note: File Destructions for convictions are usually only granted after 10 years or more have passed without any further charges, investigations or convictions, and if you have multiple convictions or an Indictable conviction the police like to see at least 15 years of crime-free activity, and with no other negative police interactions whatsoever. Other reasons to obtain this service is to destroy a CPIC record after the death of a convicted person. Note: This service Does Not include a Privacy Act Request to obtain copies of all the information the arresting police detachment(s) has retained in their files. If you do not have detailed information regarding the offence(s) we will need to make a Privacy Act Request, and then make a formal request to have all the information destroyed. Privacy Act Requests are an additional $252.00 for each police detachment file. Note: File Destructions are now taking one year or more to be processed, mostly due to Ottawa RCMP backlogs. For more information Contact Us.

Pardoned Record Search

This service is for persons who have received a pardon but who now need a copy of their Sealed Criminal Record from the Ottawa RCMP. The most common reason to obtain a Pardoned Record Search is to show U.S. Customs officials exactly what you were pardoned for, after failing to properly answer their questions.

Court Record Search

This service is for persons who need a copy of their court records. Court records show if the charge(s) was/were dismissed, if the offense was Summary or Indictable, who the victim was, and all disposition information.

The most common reason to obtain a Court Record Search is to show U.S. Customs officials (upon request) that the charge(s) originally put on your criminal record was/were dismissed, or that the pardoned record was for a DUI charge(s), or one minor (summary) offense that was committed over 20-years ago.

The fee for a Pardoned Record Search and/or Court Record Search is $126.00.

To apply, please complete and submit a Secure Online Application and then click "Pardoned Record and/or Court Record Search".

Note: For Pardoned Records you will also need to get your fingerprints taken by Alberta Fingerprinting Services or your local biometric fingerprinting office, or your local police service.