Reasons for asking to be fingerprinted.
Last update : Jan. 6, 2023
This article describes the various situations in which you may be asked to go and have your fingerprints taken.
Your digital biometric will be requested if you are in a :
- Employment (federal government)
- Private sector employment (controlled goods or federal government link)
- Jobs involving vulnerable customers
- Volunteer work
- Canadian citizenship
- Landed immigrant status
- Visa - border crossing - working abroad - travel
- Adoption
- Request for forgiveness
- Name change request
Fingerprinting is the most reliable method of determining whether a person has a criminal record. The other method used is a name search (surname - first name and date of birth) carried out by the Canadian police information center CICP.
