Criminal Record Check for Alberta Security Guard Licensing

Alberta’s Security Services and Investigators Act requires security guard, private investigator, and alarm response applicants to submit a Criminal Record Check (CRC) as part of their licensing application. Depending on the role, a separate Vulnerable Sector Check may also be required if the work involves contact with children or vulnerable adults.

Criminal Record Check vs. Vulnerable Sector Check

  • Criminal Record Check (CRC): A name-based search of the CPIC database showing convictions and, depending on the request type, outstanding charges and judicial matters.
  • Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC): A more extensive search that also includes certain sexual offence records, even where a pardon or record suspension has been granted — typically only required for roles involving vulnerable populations.

Most Alberta security guard licence applications require the standard Criminal Record Check rather than a Vulnerable Sector Check, but always confirm with your employer or Alberta Justice which one applies to your specific role.

Do I Need to Be Fingerprinted?

Alberta’s standard Criminal Record Check is typically name-based and does not require fingerprints, unless your name and date of birth partially match another individual’s record on file — in which case fingerprints confirm your identity before results are released.

How to Get an Alberta Criminal Record Check Without Traveling to a Local Police Service

Because this is a name-based search of a national database, you don’t need to visit a specific Alberta location in person. An RCMP-accredited agency can process your application by mail or online:

  1. Confirm the exact check type your employer or licensing body requires.
  2. Submit your application with two pieces of valid government-issued ID.
  3. Identity search against the CPIC database.
  4. Receive your certificate, typically within 15 minutes to 48 hours for name-based requests.

Pricing

  • CPIC (name-based) check: $40 + tax
  • CRJMC / enhanced check (covers outstanding charges and judicial matters, similar to what many Alberta licensing bodies expect): $50 + tax

About Surrey Fingerprint Company

We’re an RCMP-accredited fingerprinting and background check agency based in Surrey, BC, processing CPIC and CRJMC-equivalent checks for clients across Canada — not only in British Columbia. Learn more about our CPIC and CRJMC criminal record checks.

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Contact us to confirm which check your Alberta security licence application requires before you apply.

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