Police Certificate

[moadam]

Hi all,

I remember checking the requirements for a police certificate about a year(or 2) ago and it required a certificate for all countries the applicant has lived in for at least 6 months after they turned 18. I've been in Canada since i was 17 and I thought i was exempt but i can't find that age restriction information anywhere on the government website. Do I need a police certificate for each country that I've spent a significant amount of time in during my entire lifetime? I really hope not, i'm not even sure if those countries will be able to provide me with anything.

Mo

 

[MrTee]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/intro.asp

 

[moadam]

|You must get one from each country or territory where you have spent six or more months since the age of 18.|

Urgh, I missed that completely. Thank you for the answer. yay! I just need one for Canada then.

 

[martha1901]

If you're already here in Canada then you don't need your police certificate. That will be part of CIC background check.

 

[akryptik]

Hey,

I got into a problem I guess..
I was expecting to receive ITA soon and got my Police Certificate done.
I've not yet received ITA, so in 6 month my Police Certificate will expire and EE took maximum 6 months to process application.
So what should I do? do I need to make another one?

 

[jes_ON]

I got into a problem I guess..
I was expecting to receive ITA soon and got my Police Certificate done.
I've not yet received ITA, so in 6 month my Police Certificate will expire and EE took maximum 6 months to process application.
So what should I do? do I need to make another one?

Regardless of any "expiration date" listed on a PCC, IRCC makes its own rules. They are:

"For the country you currently live in, the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply.

For countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/intro.asp

So - if the PCC you're referring to is the country you currently live in, YES, you will need to get a new PCC. If you don't currently live there and obtained the PCC after you left, it is valid indefinitely.