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Do I Need Canadian Police Check for PR Application in Federal Stage?

rrrrhu

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Apr 12, 2023
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I read from IRCC's website that I don't need a police check for my time in Canada (https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=037&top=4). Can someone help confirm that this is correct? I'm still waiting on my provincial nomination letter, but I want to apply for it in advance if needed. I tried to call one authorized police check company in Toronto, and I was told nowadays only people who received a request letter from IRCC in the later stage of the application will need to get a Canadian police check. Does it mean I only need to get the police check from my home country? Thanks in advance!
 
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buddy013

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Jan 24, 2019
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Yeah that is correct. You only need to get the police certificates from the countries you have lived for 6 months or more in a row since the age of 18. As for the Canadian one, you do not need one because they can communicate with RCMP internally with your biometrics to check your records.