Verification of Employment
Verifies the employer, employment dates, and position details supplied by the applicant.
Canada Background Screening
Comprehensive background checks and verification services for Canada.
Available Services
Browse our comprehensive range of Canada screening services. Click each service category to explore detailed product information.
What it's used for:
Canada - Address Verification
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Required Consent Form (The consent form can be signed by mouse, stylus, ink pen, as well as Docusign (email address and time stamp should be present on digital signature through Docusign).), Residential Address (Current or Previous address), Country, City or Town, Postal Code. Optional: Special Instructions or Notes (Consent completion instructions)
Sources:
National Credit Reporting Agency
What it's used for:
Canada - Civil Litigation
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Residential Address (The last registered addresses in Canada.). Optional: Applicant Nationality, Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Provincial Courts of Canada
What it's used for:
Canada - Company Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy Check
Why use this:
Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Local civil litigation registries and private litigation databases, Local bankruptcy and insolvency registries and private databases
What it's used for:
Canada - Court search
Why use this:
Residential Address (The last registered addresses in Canada.). Optional: Applicant Nationality, Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Provincial Courts of Canada
What it's used for:
Canada - Criminal
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Required Application Form (The Canada Criminal Form must be tailored for each client, to get your tailored Authorization Form please contact your Success Client Manager before submitting a check. Keep in mind that Digital signatures such as DocuSign and Adobe are acceptable as long as the signature tool being used has an audit trail displaying details of the signatory and date, and that the said certificate of completion is attached to the order.), Passport or ID Document Copy (Two pieces of clear legible valid ID – a Primary and Secondary ID.
The Primary ID must be government issued: Passport or Driver License or Canadian Citizenship Card or Provincial ID Card. The primary document can be any of the documents mentioned , but should contain all the following information - candidate's Name, DOB, Expiry Date, Signature, and Photo.
Secondary ID: Birth certificate or Hunting/Boating/Fishing License or Hospital Card or Immigration Papers or Student ID (only if a current student).
Please note that One Primary ID and 1 secondary ID. Two Primary Primary IDs can be accepted but two secondary IDs cannot be accepted). Optional: Applicant Nationality, Reverse Side of Passport or ID (Two pieces of clear legible valid ID – a Primary and Secondary ID.
The Primary ID must be government issued: Passport or Driver License or Canadian Citizenship Card or Provincial ID Card. The primary document can be any of the documents mentioned , but should contain all the following information - candidate's Name, DOB, Expiry Date, Signature, and Photo.
Secondary ID: Birth certificate or Hunting/Boating/Fishing License or Hospital Card or Immigration Papers or Student ID (only if a current student).
Please note that One Primary ID and 1 secondary ID. Two Primary Primary IDs can be accepted but two secondary IDs cannot be accepted), Ordering Instruction (Please refer to the ordering instructions while filling out the Specific Authorization form.
Please note that the Generic consent name can be in a foreign language. The name of the candidate in the Specific authorization should be in English. The signature of the candidate can be in the language they sign in (for example - Chinese signature is acceptable in the specific application form)
Kindly provide certified translated copy of IDs where the candidate's name and other details are listed in Latin Characters.), Passport Number, Applicant Place of Birth, Government-Issued ID Number
Sources:
Xpera
What it's used for:
Canada - Criminal Certificate Validation
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Criminal Certificate Proof (Police Record Certificate
Please provide the latest certificate and the certificate to be in the original format or as downloaded from the website or as received from the authority
Suggestion:
Please provide the Certificate issued within the past 3 months
Acceptable formats are PDF, JPG,PNG. Please Limit the File size within 16MB and No more than 3 pages). Optional: Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
What it's used for:
Canada - Criminal International (General)
Why use this:
SOI Email (Please provide an email ID where the the ID verification process will be sent. The email should be active and the candidate must be available to complete the ID verification process.). Optional: Applicant Authorization, Special Instructions or Notes (Please note that the ID verification step must be completed by the candidate in order to proceed with processing the check. Failure to successfully complete the ID verification may result in delays in delivering the final results.)
Sources:
National Canadian CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre)
What it's used for:
Canada - Criminal Public Search (Alternative)
Why use this:
Residential Address (Last registered address in Canada), Full Name in Local Script (Candidate’s full name in the jurisdiction’s local language (if unavailable, enter the name provided in the main field).). Optional: Applicant Nationality, Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Publicly Available Law Enforcement, Media and Press Sources
What it's used for:
Canada - Directorship
Why use this:
Residential Address (Current address in Canada), Special Instructions or Notes, Province, City or Town
Sources:
Corporations Canada at the Government of Canada, Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies, Quebec Registry of Enterprises, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Registry of Companies
What it's used for:
Canada - Politically Exposed Persons
Why use this:
Special Instructions or Notes, Candidate’s full name in the jurisdiction’s local language
Sources:
PEP Database
What it's used for:
Canada - Public Information
Why use this:
Full Name in Local Script (Candidate’s full name in the jurisdiction’s local language (if unavailable, enter the name provided in the main field).). Optional: Applicant Authorization, Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Multiple online search engines and Media Databases (News Media, press and online).
What it's used for:
Canada - Driving License Verification
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Driver License Number, SOI Email. Optional: Contact Telephone Number, Driver License Copy, Driver License Copy back side, Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Provincial Driver's License Authority
What it's used for:
Canada - Passport Authentication
Why use this:
Passport Copy (Clear colored copy of the current Passport)
Sources:
Passport Digital Authentication
What it's used for:
Canada - Right to Work Validation
Why use this:
Applicant Nationality (Please provide the SOI nationality), Passport or ID Document Copy (Please provide a clear and coloured copy of Passport/ID. For foreigners: Resident Card or Resident Permit are accepted as long as the document is recognized as a valid proof of identity by the issuing country. For EU nationals: An EU passport is accepted as valid proof of right to work in any EU country.). Optional: Reverse Side of Passport or ID (In cases where the country of issuance generates a two-sided ID card orResident Permit, the back side is required), Work Visa (For Foreigners: Visa Copy OR Work permit is needed mandatorily in addition to the provided Passport or ID, when the subject do not have a Valid Resident Permit)
Sources:
Comprehensive Right to Work Validation
What it's used for:
Canada - Financial Integrity
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Residential Address (Current or most recent address in Canada (Please provide full Address: Street Number, Street Name, City, Province and postcode)), Required Authorization Form (Consumer Credit Report Authorization Form
Suggestion: The form can be filled in hand written or can be digitally filled and the signature can be wet or digital). Optional: Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Equifax Credit Bureau (CA)
What it's used for:
Canada - Financial Regulator
Why use this:
Special Instructions or Notes, Related company
Sources:
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO)
What it's used for:
Canada - Insolvencies & Bankruptcy Filings
Why use this:
Applicant Authorization, Required Consent Form (The format should be filled-out *** *** *** (9 numbers, without a dash). The SIN Number is mandatory to be filled in the Specific Consent Form.
Signature must be WET), Residential Address, Applicant Nationality. Optional: Government-Issued ID Number (SIN number (temporary SIN number for Temporary Foreign Workers) OR foreign passport number), Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
What it's used for:
Canada - Media Reputation
Why use this:
Special Instructions or Notes
Sources:
Publicly accessible internet media sources and local and global social media platforms
Standard Verifications
Available regardless of where the employer, school, referee, or licensing body is located. Required documents and turnaround depend on the source, not this country page.
$15.00 per employer
Education Verification
Verifies the school, degree, field of study, and attendance details supplied by the applicant.
Reference Check
Contacts the reference supplied by the applicant using the agreed reference workflow.
Professional License Verification
Verifies a professional license directly with the issuing authority.
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