I am a resident of the
Cape Breton Regional Municipality

(click here) I am applying for a record suspension (pardon) and require a Local Police Record Check
for the Parole Board

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Note about Vulnerable Sector (VS)
* Vulnerable Sector Checks CANNOT be performed on this site.

If you are a resident of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and require a Vulnerable Sector check, please click here.

VS Applies to individuals that intend to work and/or volunteer with Vulnerable Person(s).

A Vulnerable Person is defined as a person who may be in need of community care services by a reason of mental illness, developmental disability or delay, other disability, age, illness or emotional disturbance.

(e.g. Nurse, Teacher, Youth Coaches, Day Care Provider, Security Guard, Uber/Taxi Driver)

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Police Background Checks

Welcome to the Cape Breton Regional Police Service's online Criminal Record Screening process. After registering and applying, if there are no concerns or follow-up required, your police record screening documents will be made available to you via electronic download.

You must NOT be a resident of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in order to apply through this site.

This process is intended for persons living and working in Canada. If you are living/working outside Canada, you should obtain a Criminal Record Check from the RCMP through the submission of fingerprints. Click here for details.

NOTE: We do not recommend that you attempt to use this system if you:

Have lived in Canada for less than one (1) year, and/or;
Are under the age of eighteen (18) years, and/or;
Have no established personal credit history - i.e. no credit cards, bank loans, mortgage, etc. - that is required in order to authenticate your ID using EIV

Please be aware of these requirements before creating an account. If you fail to authenticate your ID, you will be provided with instructions on how to securely upload identity documents. Alternatively, you could also attend our offices in person with two pieces of ID.

A police record check is current as of the date it is completed. It is your employer/prospective employer or organization's function to determine if the record check is current enough to be accepted for the position applied for. The Cape Breton Regional Police Service, its officers, agents and employees, shall have no responsibility or obligation to make such a determination.

Incomplete applications (i.e. no identification provided, authentication aborted / failed / not completed or further information requested) and applications requiring in-person attendance will remain in the processing queue for no more than sixty (60) days from the time of initial application. Fees are non-refundable and incomplete applications will be considered 'abandoned', and removed from the processing queue after sixty (60) days.

The Cape Breton Regional Police Service will return the results of the check by e-mail to the applicant only. We will not distribute the results to a third-party organization or employer under any circumstances.

	Position or Occupation (these are guidelines only, your employer will determine which check is required)	Criminal Record Check (CRC)
1.	Office worker
2.	Social Worker
3.	Retail Worker
4.	Factory Worker
5.	Food Vendor
6.	Hospitality (bars, restaurants, hotels)
7.	Tenant for rental property
8.	Landlord/Superintendent
9.	Security Guard
10.	Bank Teller

Payment Method: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Visa Debit, MasterCard Debit

	Non-Refundable Fee (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	Criminal Record Check (CRC)
1.	Employment (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	$30.00
2.	Other (contractors, licencing, security guard, etc) (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	$30.00
3.	Student (with proof) (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	$15.00

	Estimated Turnaround Times (while the police service strives to meet these timeframes, there is no guarantee)	Criminal Record Check (CRC)
1.	Employment (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	5 business days
2.	Other (contractors, licencing, security guard, etc) (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	5 business days
3.	Student (with proof) (All online checks require an additional $9.95 processing / authentication fee + applicable taxes)	5 business days