Criminal record check in Halton Region, online
In Oakville, Burlington and Milton, people usually search for a Halton police check, because Halton Regional Police handles record checks across the region. Whether it’s for a job on the QEW corridor, a role at a Milton warehouse or a rental in downtown Burlington, MyCRC offers a quicker route for the most common check: a name-based criminal record check done online. Type in your name and date of birth for a search of the RCMP’s national database, confirm your identity with an ID photo and a selfie, and download the PDF from your account in as little as 15 minutes.
What Halton Regional Police offers
Halton Regional Police provides police record checks online, or through a computer kiosk at its headquarters at 2485 North Service Road West in Oakville, and it strongly encourages residents to use the online service. A check costs $30, and the fee isn’t refundable. The service says plainly that there is no rush or expedited option, and that processing typically takes two to four weeks from the date you apply, longer if you have lived outside Halton Region in the past five years. Applicants under 18 only get a check for volunteering or for work with a government agency.
Volunteers and vulnerable sector checks
Volunteers get a criminal record check, or a criminal record and judicial matters check, at no charge with a letter on the agency’s letterhead, though applying online adds a $9.95 convenience fee. A vulnerable sector check for a volunteer role still costs the $30 fee. And if more than one organization asks you for a vulnerable sector check, Halton requires a separate application for each one.
Which level an Ontario employer means
Like every Ontario police service, Halton offers the province’s three levels: a criminal record check, a criminal record and judicial matters check, and a vulnerable sector check. When a posting just says “police check”, ask which level it means: because Halton’s $30 fee isn’t refundable, applying for the wrong level means paying again.
Two to four weeks, or today
The Halton route is inexpensive, but a two-to-four-week wait doesn’t suit a start date next week. For $68.23 with tax included, MyCRC’s name-based check skips the two-to-four-week queue and the trip to North Service Road, whether you live in Oakville, Georgetown or Aldershot.
Questions about criminal record checks in Halton Region
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.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-28