I will hesitate:HappySoul said:That is the case only if the PCC is sent with the inital application. It is clearly written in the checklist form by CIC that they consider the PCC valid for an year. So if the PCC is submitted along with the MR and RRPF , I guess it is ok if the PCC is older than 3 months.
Who needs a police certificate?
In general, you and all the people in your family who are 18 or older need to get a police certificate. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18.
The certificate must be issued no more than three months before you apply.
If your certificate is in a language other than English or French, send it when you apply, along with the original copy of a translation done by a certified translator.