RCMP-accredited digital LiveScan fingerprinting — captured electronically and submitted straight to the RCMP. No ink, no card to mail, results in days. Walk-ins welcome; open weekends by appointment.
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DirectionsDigital fingerprinting — you'll also see it called LiveScan or electronic fingerprinting — replaces the old ink pad and paper card with a certified optical scanner. Your fingerprints are captured, quality-checked on the spot, and transmitted electronically to the RCMP's Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services in Ottawa.
Two things follow from that. First, there's nothing for you to carry or mail — the submission has already gone by the time you leave. Second, because the scanner rejects a smudged print before it's accepted, a digital submission almost never comes back for poor quality, which is the single most common reason an ink card gets returned.
Certified criminal record checks for a job offer, a professional college, contractor security screening for a government project, a taxi or transport licence, or any employer that requires fingerprint-based verification rather than a name check.
Book digital →IRCC frequently asks for an RCMP certified criminal record check as your Canadian police certificate — for permanent residence, citizenship, sponsorship or a work permit.
IRCC police certificate →An application to the Parole Board of Canada starts with fingerprints so the RCMP can confirm exactly what is on your record and whether you're eligible to apply.
Book digital →A US entry waiver application requires a current RCMP certified criminal record check taken from digital fingerprints, submitted alongside your I-192.
US entry waiver →Police issue the Vulnerable Sector Check itself — but when they need fingerprints to complete it, usually because your name and date of birth are close to an existing record, we capture and submit them.
Police checks →HR onboarding, long-term care homes, school boards, staffing agencies. We bring certified LiveScan equipment on-site — minimum 5 people in Simcoe County.
Mobile service →This is the question we answer on the phone more than any other, and getting it wrong costs weeks. The rule of thumb: if a Canadian body is asking, it's almost always digital. If the FBI or a foreign government is asking, it's almost always ink.
| Digital LiveScan | Ink / FD-258 Card | |
|---|---|---|
| How it's taken | Fingers scanned electronically — no ink | Rolled by hand in ink onto a physical card |
| Who accepts it | The RCMP, and Canadian bodies that rely on RCMP results | The FBI, most foreign police authorities, some employers and licensing bodies |
| Typical uses | Canadian employment checks, immigration and citizenship, record suspension (pardon), US entry waiver, vulnerable sector submissions | FBI Identity History Summary, foreign police clearance certificates, overseas employment and licensing, international adoption |
| What you leave with | Nothing to carry — the submission goes electronically to the RCMP | A completed physical fingerprint card that you submit yourself |
| Turnaround | RCMP results typically in days | Card is ready the same visit; the receiving authority sets its own processing time |
| Appointment length | About 10–15 minutes | About 10–15 minutes |
Still unsure? Read your request letter for the words "certified criminal record check" (digital) or "fingerprint card" / "FD-258" (ink) — or just call 705-999-7903 and read it to us. If you need ink, see ink & FD-258 fingerprinting.
Two valid government-issued photo IDs, plus any request letter from your employer, IRCC, or the body asking for the check. Walk in during business hours — free parking on site.
An RCMP-accredited technician captures your prints on certified LiveScan equipment, quality-checks each one, and transmits the submission electronically to the RCMP. About 10–15 minutes.
Results are issued by the RCMP — typically in days — to you or to the organization you nominated on the submission. Nothing to mail, nothing to chase.
Our Barrie office is the closest RCMP-accredited digital fingerprinting location for most of Simcoe County. Individuals come to us; employers book us to come to them.
Employers and organizations outside these communities: mobile group fingerprinting covers all of Simcoe County and the GTA by prior arrangement.