---
title: "Get a criminal record check (police check)"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/criminal-record-check"
description: "Get a criminal record check (police check) in Canada: handled by your municipality. Police stations in Montréal, Ottawa and other cities. Not a government site."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Get a criminal record check (police check)

Municipal service · Justice and safety

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

Police services for your area do criminal record and vulnerable sector checks for jobs and volunteering. Some can be done online.

Handled by your municipality: your city, town or regional government.

## Where to go in person

- Police stations: [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal) (2), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa/police-stations) (8), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton/police-stations) (8), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver/police-stations) (26), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey/police-stations) (5), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec/police-stations) (3), [Laval, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval) (1), [Gatineau, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/gatineau) (2), [Longueuil, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/longueuil) (1), [Richmond, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/richmond) (2)
- RCMP detachments: [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary) (1), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg) (1), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton) (1), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey/rcmp-detachments) (3), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec) (1), [Halifax, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/halifax/rcmp-detachments) (7), [Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener) (1), [Burnaby, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/burnaby) (2), [Windsor, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/windsor) (2), [Richmond, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/richmond) (2)

## Your city

Handled by your municipality. The biggest cities: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal), [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton), [Surrey, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/surrey), [Québec, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec), [Halifax, NS](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/halifax), [Laval, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval), [London, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/london), [Markham, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/markham), [Vaughan, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/vaughan), [Gatineau, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/gatineau), [Saskatoon, SK](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/saskatchewan/saskatoon), [Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener).

## More

- [Contact the police (non-emergency)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/police-non-emergency)
- [Apply for a record suspension (pardon)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/record-suspension)
- [Get a firearms licence (PAL)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/firearms-licence)
- [Report a scam or fraud](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-fraud)
- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Get a criminal record check (police check)", updated 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/criminal-record-check