Background Check and Police Certificates

You may need a criminal and security check if you are coming to Canada as a live-in caregiver, tourist, student, or temporary worker. If you are applying for permanent residence you must have it done.

The background check, also known as police certificates, is required to ensure that the foreign national and his/her accompanying family members do not pose a risk to the Canadian public. Immediate family members of the applicant must also provide a police certificate of no information.

Click here to learn how to obtain a police certificate from your country.

Basic Requirements

Medical Examinations

Government Application Fees

Interviews