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CRIMINAL RECORD SEARCH CERTIFICATE

To make a request for the Winnipeg Police Service to perform a Criminal Record Check for Employment or Volunteer purposes, you have two options:

1. 

   • Submit a request
   • Check application status

   You may apply online by using the eBackground Check Service. You can complete and submit your application within 5 minutes – it’s confidential, secure, convenient, accurate and available 24 hours a day – whenever you need it. When your Criminal Record Search Certificate is ready for pick up, you’ll be automatically notified via email.

   You must provide two pieces of ID, as stated in the Notice of Mandatory Identification Requirements, when you go to the Winnipeg Police Service, Public Safety Building, 151 Princess Street at William Avenue, to claim your final Criminal Record Search Certificate. If you do not have the proper Identification, then you must have your identity confirmed through fingerprints.

   See fee schedule for cost of fingerprints. You are the only one who can pick up your Criminal Record Search Certificate. You can pick up your completed Criminal Record Certificate anytime from Monday to Sunday, 24 hours a day. Online background checks require prepayment made with VISA, MasterCard or American Express. For Payment amount, please see Fee Schedule.

2. You may apply in person by attending any of the following Service Centres, filling out an application and providing two-pieces of ID (see Notice of Mandatory Identification Requirements):

   Public Safety Building
   151 Princess Street at William Avenue
   Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
   Monday - Sunday

   District 2
   210 Lyle Street
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   District 3
   260 Hartford
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   District 6
   1350 Pembina Highway
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   East District Station
   1750 Dugald Road
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   St Mary’s Service Centre
   1086 St. Mary’s Road
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   Henderson Highway Service Centre
   1400 Henderson Highway
   Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
   Monday – Sunday

   Payment must be made in Canadian Funds by:

   • Postal money Order,
   • Certified Cheque,
   • Personal Cheque (a holding period of 12 business days applies),
   • Credit Card # (MasterCard/Visa/American Express).

For payment amount, please see Fee Schedule.

For a list of Mandatory Identification see Notice of Mandatory Identification Requirements. If sufficient identification cannot be provided, then identity must be confirmed through fingerprints. See fee schedule for the cost of fingerprints.

We do not process your application while you wait. We do not provide timelines regarding specific applications. More complex Record Checks or those that require further research may be delayed. The completed Criminal Record Check will be mailed to your address.

The Winnipeg Police Service will provide the results of a completed police criminal Record Check only to you, the applicant. It is your decision to discuss the results of a Police Record Check with the agency where you want to work or volunteer.

Vulnerable Sector Screening

Important: Please give careful consideration to completing the optional Part (Consent For a Criminal Record Check and Disclosure For a Sexual Offence For Which a Pardon Has Ben Granted or Issued) either when applying in person or online. It may be required if you are going to be working or volunteering in an area where you are in contact with vulnerable people. A vulnerable person is defines as a person under 18 years of age and who, because of their age, disability, or other circumstances, whether temporary or permanent are:

1. In a position of dependence on others, or
2. Are otherwise at a greater risk than the general population of being harmed by a person in a position of authority or trust relative to them.

Vulnerable Sector Verification is used to determine the possible existence of a criminal record and/or a sexual offence conviction for which an individual has received a pardon. With recent changes made by the RCMP in this search, it will result in more individuals having to submit fingerprints to the RCMP National Repository of Criminal Records to complete the verification. For a further explanation visit the RCMP Website at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca follow the link under Vulnerable Sector Verification www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/vulner.

The Winnipeg Police Service can only complete a Vulnerable Sector Screening for residents of the City of Winnipeg. If you are a non-resident of the City of Winnipeg, you must make this application to the police service that is responsible for policing in your jurisdiction. If through the process of completing the Criminal Record & Vulnerable Sector Screening request, the Winnipeg Police Service determines the home address given is outside the City of Winnipeg they will process and complete the Criminal Record Check as requested and charge you accordingly however this WILL NOT include the Vulnerable Sector Screening. Winnipeg Police will notify you in this regard at the time you attend to pick up the Criminal Record Check.

Important:

When receiving a Criminal Record Search Certificate, ensure you see an original form with a colored validation sticker adhered to the top right-hand corner, before photocopies are taken.

The Winnipeg Police Service is not responsible for the authenticity of a Criminal Record Search Certificate not bearing a colored validation sticker displaying the Winnipeg police Service’s crest, title and a serial number.

The accuracy of the criminal record search is dependent on the information the applicant supplied (ie. all names an applicant uses)

Pre-paid validation stickers may be purchased through the Winnipeg Police Service Finance Unit during regular business hours (Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm).

Stickers are available in strips of 10, thereby allowing an agency to purchase a minimum of 10 and up to the maximum of 100. Bring the prepaid stickers to one of the listed Services Centres, where it will be affixed to the application form provided at the Service Centres. You will complete the application and the certificate will be mailed.

If you have any questions the Winnipeg Police Service Records Office can be contacted by email or by telephone at 204-986-6074. You can also go to the Public Safety Building at 151 Princess Street at William Avenue, to speak with one of our Police Records Staff. Our public hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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CRIMINAL RECORD TRANSCRIPT

To obtain a transcript of convictions recorded with the Winnipeg Police Service, attend to the Public Safety Building, 151 Princess St. at William Ave.

Hours: Monday to Thursday  8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed on Statutory Holidays

• Visit one of the Criminal Records Clerks
• An electronic fingerprint of the two index fingers will be taken
• Attend to the Cashier on the main floor, pay required fee for transcipt and obtain a receipt. For payment amount, please see Fee Schedule (Fees change annually)
• A personal criminal record search, and a criminal record transcript will be mailed in approximately 3 to 4 weeks.

To obtain a transcript of convictions recorded in the National Repository of Ottawa through the R.C.M.P., one must obtain:

• Attend to the cashier on the main floor of the PSB, pay required fingerprint fee (see Fee Schedule) and an additional $25.00 which is charged by the R.C.M.P. Ottawa. Obtain a receipt.
• Attend to the Forensic Identification Section on the 2nd floor with your receipt.
• Prints will be sent electronically to Ottawa. The results will be sent to your home address.

See section headed FINGERPRINTS.

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AGENCIES REQUESTING CRIMINAL RECORD SEARCH CERTIFICATES

A criminal record search includes searching the records of both the Winnipeg Police Service and the National Repository of Ottawa (RCMP) under the subject's name and date of birth.

The results will indicate:

• No conviction record exists with the Winnipeg Police Service
• A conviction record exists with the Winnipeg Police Service
• No conviction record exists with the National Repository / RCMP
• A record may exist in the National Repository / RCMP, but cannot be disclosed unless verified by a fingerprint comparison. (The Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP provide fingerprint verification services for a fee)
• Charges are pending before the Courts

See instructions to obtain a Criminal Record Transcript.

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FINGERPRINTS

Persons requiring fingerprints must attend to the Cashier's wicket on the main floor of the Public Safety Building (151 Princess St. Winnipeg, Manitoba) and pay the required fee. For payment amount, please see Fee Schedule (Fees change annually).

Cashier Hours: Monday to Friday  8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed on Statutory Holidays

Identification Unit Hours (For Fingerprints): Monday to Friday  8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Persons must then attend, with the payment receipt, to the Identification Unit on the 2nd Floor to have their fingerprints taken.

Two pieces of Identification are required.

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Motor Vehicle Collision Request Form P-615 [ Français ] Requires Acrobat Reader

MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION REQUEST

Persons requesting a Motor Vehicle Collision Report complete the Motor Vehicle Collision Request Form P-615 and mail, along with copies of the required identification and fee, to the address on the form. For payment amount, please see Fee Schedule (Fees change annually).

Two pieces of Identification are required.

Persons may attend, in person, to the Public Safety Building (151 Princess St. Winnipeg, Manitoba) to request this information.

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Police Report Confirmation Request Form P-614 [ Français ] Requires Acrobat Reader

POLICE REPORT CONFIRMATION REQUEST

The Winnipeg Police Service does not release copies of police reports. For incidents, where criminal charges are not pending before the courts, you may apply for a “Police Report Confirmation Letter”. The letter will privide the Incident number, the date of incident and the time the incident was reported and the attending officers badge numbers.

Persons requesting an Incident Confirmation Letter must complete the Police Report Confirmation Request Form P-614 and mail, along with copies of the required identification and fee, to the address on the form. For payment amount, please see Fee Schedule (Fees change annually).

Two pieces of Identification are required.

The public may attend in person or mail in the above application with payment and copies of identification.