Adoption

• You must live within the City of London at the time you submit your form.
• Two pieces of valid government issued identification, one of which must have your:
  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Photo
  • Signature

If your current London address is not on your identification you must provide proof of your London address. Examples of this would include a utility bill or rental agreement.

You can submit this application online: 

Cost: $45

In person or online, the fee is payable by:

• Debit
• Visa
• MasterCardAmerican Express
• We do not accept cash or provide refunds after commencement of process.

The process used for a background check for adoption requires that we take your fingerprints. Please note, the fingerprint results are returned by the RCMP in hardcopy therefore there may be a delay in receiving the completed record check.

Your completed CRJMC record check for adoption and original fingerprint results from RCMP will be mailed to you to the address you provided.

The information released on an Adoption Record Check includes:

• Criminal convictions from CPIC and / or local police records
• Findings of guilt under the Youth Criminal Justice Act if allowed by law
• Absolute and conditional discharges
• Charges before the court or judicial orders

All identification must be current. If your current London address is not on your identification you must provide proof of your London address. A current utility bill or rental agreement is enough.

• Provincial driver's licence
• Foreign driver's licence
• Canadian or foreign passport
• Certificate of Indian Status
• Canadian citizenship card (current photo)
• Permanent resident card (current photo)

 Secondary identification can be any type of government identification with your full name and date of birth, such as:

• Birth certificate
• Firearms licence
• Boating licence
• Any photo identification listed above

 We do not have a system in place to process 'rush' requests. We appreciate that everyone would like their check completed as quickly as possible, and we strive to minimize the turnaround time as best we can.

 No, you must be living within the City of London at the time you submit your record check. If you do not live in the city, please go to the local police station in the area where you live.

 A discharge is not a record of conviction but a finding of guilt, therefore a record of the discharge will exist for the life of the discharge.