Criminal record check in Brampton, online
Brampton’s warehouses and distribution centres near the 407 and 410, its trucking and logistics firms, and the offices and stores along Queen Street all ask new hires for a criminal record check, and in Brampton most people search for it as a Peel police record check. With MyCRC you can get a name-based criminal record check online instead: enter your name and date of birth for a search of the RCMP’s national database, confirm it’s you with a photo of your ID and a selfie, and download the PDF from your account in as little as 15 minutes. Springdale, Bramalea, Mount Pleasant or Heart Lake, it works the same.
Peel’s online-only route and the credit file
Brampton is policed by Peel Regional Police, which only provides record checks to people who live in Brampton or Mississauga, and only online. To prove who you are, Peel uses Equifax, which asks questions drawn from your credit information, so the police say you need a bank account and a credit history to apply. Peel stresses that this is not a credit check, but if you’re new to Canada, a student or simply don’t have much of a credit file, it may stop the online application before it starts.
What Peel charges Brampton residents
Peel’s criminal record check and its criminal record and judicial matters check cost $35 each, or nothing for volunteers with a letter from their agency. A vulnerable sector check is $35, plus $52 if fingerprints are needed, and the fingerprint fee is waived for volunteers with an agency letter. Peel also offers a broad record check for certain child and youth roles, requested by email. Every record check fee is non-refundable. Record suspension (pardon) checks are separate: they go by mail, with a $92 certified cheque or money order made out to the Region of Peel.
Brampton business licences
If your check is for a City of Brampton business licence, the city’s Business Licensing By-law sets the rule. It defines a criminal record as “a record of past crimes for which an individual has been convicted”, and for the licences that need one it asks for “a Criminal Record Search conducted by the Police Services in the area where the Applicant resides or from an approved provider of criminal records checks in Canada”. Check the requirements for your licence type with the city before you apply.
No credit file needed
MyCRC confirms your identity with your ID and a selfie rather than credit-history questions. That makes it a fit for students, newcomers and anyone without much credit history, and it costs $68.23 with tax included, from Bramalea, Springdale or Caledon.
Questions about criminal record checks in Brampton
Can I get a refund?
You can get your money back if you did not finish every step. The steps are:
- Take a photo of your ID
- Take a selfie
- Check that your information is right
- Agree to send your information to the police
If you stopped before the last step, email support@mycrc.ca and ask for a refund. You get all of your money back.
After you finish every step, there are no refunds. Your report is then ready to download as a PDF. It is not refundable for any reason, no matter what your report says.
How long does a criminal record check take?
Reports can be ready in as little as 15 minutes. The average is about 4 hours. Some take longer, usually because identity verification wasn’t finished, or because confirming your ID takes extra time in our system. To compare, see how long police checks take, city by city.
What exactly am I buying?
A name-based Canadian criminal record check. It searches the RCMP’s national database, the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), using your name and date of birth to confirm criminal convictions (what a CPIC check is). You get a PDF report online, with no trip to a police station and no appointment.
Before the search, you are asked about any past criminal convictions. If you have any, you must list them, and the details must match your record. If they don’t match, your report may come back Incomplete.
How much does it cost?
$68.23, tax included. You pay once by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, with no monthly fees and no hidden costs. See pricing.
How do I get my report?
Your report is in your account. When it’s ready we email you to sign in (the email doesn’t contain the report). On the finished check, Download report saves the PDF to your device. Log in to your account.
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Last reviewed: 2026-10-28