ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO POLICE SERVICES: C-7 CONSENT FORMS |
As a result of the passing of Bill C-7, the Criminal
Records Act has been amended to permit the identification of pardoned
sex offenders.
Police agencies may now conduct queries on applicants applying for positions
working with vulnerable persons. The appropriate consent forms must be
completed and signed by the applicant, attached to fingerprint form (C216-C)
and submitted to the RCMP Information and Identification Services in Ottawa.
The sample consent forms are suggested formats that may be used and
adapted to the needs of the various Police Services for the purposes of
Bill C-7.
Download a copy of the Consent Forms in Adobe Acrobat format.
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free Adobe Reader available from Adobe
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Records Analysis Services provides special assistance to police agencies
and crown attorneys by:
- responding to criminal records enquiries, such as criminal charges
and court rulings.
- clarifying alleged conflicting information on file.
- preparing certificates of conviction and affidavits for extradition.
- providing all necessary records to U.S. officials for deportation
hearings or criminal proceedings.
- processing fingerprints of unidentified deceased persons and amnesia
victims.
This section:
- processes criminal records information on a reciprocal basis
with Interpol and other international agencies and processes refugee claimants
in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials
- creates, maintains, and monitors files pertaining to:
- international terrorists
- FBI and America's Most Wanted, and
- international criminals believed to be traveling in Canada.
This section:
- manages the information of roughly 2.8 million criminal
records held in the central repository in Ottawa.
- analyzes, creates,
and updates over 540,000 criminal records submitted by contributing law
enforcement agencies each year.
This section:
- scans fingerprints and other supporting criminal record
documents into an electronic format and stores and maintains the master
fingerprint collection.
- controls an electronic tracking system
for the movement of documents within Information and Identification Services
Directorate.
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