Fingerprinting Services

RCMP’s Accred­ited and Cer­ti­fied Fin­ger­print­ing Agency

World­wide Foren­sic Ser­vices Inc. is one of the lead­ing fin­ger­print­ing agen­cies in Toronto pro­vid­ing ink & roll and dig­i­tal fin­ger­print­ing ser­vices for fast results. Being foren­sic pro­fes­sion­als, the fin­ger­prints ser­vices pro­vided by us are far bet­ter than the ser­vices pro­vided by ordi­nary tech­ni­cians. Accred­ited and cer­ti­fied by the RCMP and rec­og­nized by Immi­gra­tion Canada and the FBI, our ser­vices are just the best. 

We pro­vide state-of-the– art pro­fes­sional fin­ger­print­ing ser­vices to indi­vid­u­als, pri­vate orga­ni­za­tions and gov­ern­ment agen­cies seek­ing back­ground checks for all non-criminal pur­poses includ­ing but not lim­ited to:

1. Elec­tronic sub­mis­sion of fin­ger­prints to the RCMP for Pub­lic Works and Gov­ern­ment Ser­vices, Canada.

2. Fin­ger­print­ing for Immigration.

3. Fin­ger­print­ing for Cit­i­zen­ship Applications.

4. Fin­ger­print­ing for Employ­ment Applications.

5. Fin­ger­print­ing for Adoptions.

6. Fin­ger­print­ing for U.S. Waiver Applications.

7. Fin­ger­print­ing for For­eign Travel Visas.

8. Fin­ger­print­ing for Par­don Applications.

9. Fin­ger­print­ing for Gov­ern­ment Con­trac­tors and Licences.

10. All other non-criminal purposes.

World­wide Foren­sic Ser­vices Inc. is RCMP’s accred­ited and cer­ti­fied fin­ger­print agency, autho­rized to cap­ture and sub­mit dig­i­tal fin­ger­prints directly to the RCMP for crim­i­nal back­ground checks.

Sup­ported by highly qual­i­fied and skilled staff hav­ing over 27 years expe­ri­ence in fin­ger­prints iden­ti­fi­ca­tion and com­par­i­son, we ensure the record­ing of clear dig­i­tal fin­ger­prints to min­i­mize the qual­ity rejec­tion rate by the RCMP.

Our facil­ity is equipped with  L SCAN Guardian®, a com­pact, mobile, ten-print cap­ture scan­ner sys­tem  with unique fea­tures such as the patented auto cap­ture capa­bil­ity and Per­fect Roll™ tech­nol­ogy, allow­ing  fool­proof fin­ger­print acqui­si­tion – positioning.

The applicant(s) may get an appoint­ment or can walk-in with two pieces of valid accept­able iden­ti­fi­ca­tion (one of them must be a photo ID) and the applic­a­ble fees. The fol­low­ing are the accept­able identifications:

1. Pass­port.

2. Driver’s Licence.

3. Land­ing Papers (record of landing).

4. Gov­ern­ment ID.

5. Social Insur­ance Number.

6. Birth Certificate.

7. Cit­i­zen­ship Card or Document.

8. Per­ma­nent Res­i­dence Card.

9. Provin­cial Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion Card.

10. Work Permit.

11. Stu­dent Permit.

Please Note:

If you do not have the orig­i­nal doc­u­men­ta­tion, only cer­ti­fied copies will be accepted.

All fin­ger­print­ing appli­cants for Cana­dian Cit­i­zen­ship must bring a let­ter from Cit­i­zen­ship and Immi­gra­tion Canada. This let­ter must include the address for 3rd party results and should have a CIC file num­ber which will be included in your transaction. Please make sure you bring this let­ter with your Per­ma­nent Res­i­dence Card or Record of Land­ing for your fin­ger­print­ing session.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. Where to get fin­ger­prints in Toronto?

A.  You can walk in to our loca­tion or make an appoint­ment to get fast and friendly ser­vices at low­est rates.

Q. What is RCMP fin­ger­print­ing or RCMP fingerprints?

A. The fin­ger­print ser­vice pro­vided by a RCMP’s accred­ited and cer­ti­fied agency. World­wide Foren­sic Ser­vices Inc. is RCMP’s accred­ited and cer­ti­fied fin­ger­print­ing agency in Scar­bor­ough, pro­vid­ing elec­tronic fin­ger­print­ing ser­vices for civil purposes.

Q. What are your rates for pro­vid­ing fin­ger­print­ing in Toronto?

A. Please visit ‘our rates’ page for more details.

Q. Why elec­tronic fin­ger­prints are bet­ter that the tra­di­tional ink & roll fingerprints?

A. Elec­tronic fin­ger­print­ing is much faster than the ink & roll fin­ger­print­ing. The RCMP nor­mally process elec­tronic fin­ger­print sub­mis­sions in 72 hours, as com­pared to the months taken for pro­cess­ing ink & roll fingerprints.

Q. I under­stand that in addi­tion to fin­ger­print­ing ser­vices, your com­pany also pro­vides CPIC/Police Clear­ance Ser­vices.  Is there any dif­fer­ence in the ser­vices pro­vided by you and the local police?

A. There is no dif­fer­ence in the services.

Q. I applied for a police check and my appli­ca­tion was returned ask­ing for sub­mis­sion of my fin­ger­prints to the RCMP. What should I do?

A. You can come to us for fin­ger­print­ing needs. We are accred­ited and cer­ti­fied by the RCMP for this pur­poses. We will take your fin­ger­prints dig­i­tally and sub­mit them to the RCMP elec­tron­i­cally. No has­sles.

Q. Do you take fin­ger­prints on form C216C?

A. Yes we do. We take fin­ger­prints with dig­i­tal scan­ner and elec­tron­i­cally  trans­mit them as form C216C to the RCMP. You can get a hard copy at an addi­tional cost.

Q. Do I need an appointment?

A. Walk-ins are always wel­come; how­ever it is bet­ter to get an appointment.

Q. What do I need to bring with me for fin­ger­print­ing services?

A. You are required to bring two pieces of accept­able iden­ti­fi­ca­tion (one of them must be a photo ID) and the appli­ca­tion fees.

All fin­ger­print­ing appli­cants for Cana­dian Cit­i­zen­ship must bring a let­ter from Cit­i­zen­ship and Immi­gra­tion Canada. This let­ter must include the address for 3rd party results and should have a CIC file num­ber which will be included in your trans­ac­tion. Please make sure you bring this let­ter with your per­ma­nent res­i­dence card for your fin­ger­print­ing session.

Q. How do I get my results?

A. Your appli­ca­tion results can be sent directly to you or an autho­rized third party such as a fam­ily mem­ber, an employer, immi­gra­tion or par­dons agency etc.

Q. Do you pro­vide fin­ger­prints on FBI card (Form FD 258)?

A. Yes we do. We are foren­sic pro­fes­sion­als and make sure that your fin­ger­prints pass the qual­ity tests of the FBI. Please visit our FBI Clear­ance Page.

Q. Do I need to bring FBI card with me for fin­ger­print­ing needs?

A. You just have two bring valid IDs and applic­a­ble fees. We have FBI fin­ger­print cards and the required information.

Q. Do you pro­vide fin­ger­print­ing ser­vice for get­ting police clear­ance from the other countries?

A. Yes we do.

Q.  How can I find out the sta­tus of my appli­ca­tion once it has been sub­mit­ted to RCMP?

A. The appli­cant can call us or send an email to con­firm suc­cess­ful sub­mis­sion of fin­ger­prints to RCMP. Unless autho­rized by the appli­cant, the RCMP does not release any fur­ther infor­ma­tion to World­wide Foren­sic Ser­vices Inc. The appli­cant or an autho­rized third party may inquire about the sta­tus of fin­ger­prints sub­mis­sion by con­tact­ing RCMP Fin­ger­print Screen­ing Ser­vices at 613–998-6362 or by email civilnps@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Q. Do I need to sub­mit fin­ger­prints for Cit­i­zen­ship Application?

A. You may be required to pro­vide a police clear­ance with fingerprints.

Q. Do I need to sub­mit fin­ger­prints for Immi­gra­tion Application?

A. You may be required to pro­vide a police clear­ance with fingerprints.

Q. Do I need to sub­mit fin­ger­prints for an inter­na­tional adop­tion application?

A. If you wish to adopt a child from a for­eign coun­try, you will be required to sub­mit police clear­ance with fingerprints.