Criminal record check in Winnipeg, online
Winnipeg employers, landlords and volunteer organizations ask for a criminal record check before you start, and getting one doesn’t have to mean a trip downtown. MyCRC provides a name-based criminal record check online: your name and date of birth are searched against the RCMP national database, you verify your identity on your phone, and the finished PDF is in your account to download. It’s the same whether you’re in St. Vital, Transcona or Brandon.
Record checks from the Winnipeg Police Service
The Winnipeg Police Service moved its criminal record checks online, and applications are accepted 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a confirmation sent when you submit. If your check turns out to need fingerprints, the service sends instructions for attending its headquarters in person. Vulnerable sector searches through the Winnipeg Police Service are limited to Winnipeg residents. People elsewhere in Manitoba apply to their local police agency, which in most of the province is an RCMP detachment.
Organizations that pay for their applicants’ checks can register with the Winnipeg Police Service in advance, which is common for volunteer programs.
Criminal record checks across Manitoba
Outside Winnipeg, record checks in Manitoba go through the police that serve your community: municipal services in cities like Brandon, and RCMP detachments across most rural and northern areas. Manitoba’s government publishes a guide to where each kind of record check is requested, because some checks used in Manitoba, like the child abuse registry check, come from the province rather than the police. A name-based criminal record check searches criminal convictions across Canada, wherever in Manitoba you live.
Who asks for one in Winnipeg
The provincial government and Crown corporations, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg, aerospace and manufacturing employers, trucking, rail and logistics companies, financial and insurance head offices, and retail and hospitality employers all ask for criminal record checks. Landlords and property managers ask rental applicants for one too.
Criminal background check vs criminal record check
A “criminal background check” in Winnipeg usually means the criminal record check itself, sometimes alongside reference and employment checks. If an employer asks you to provide your own criminal record check, MyCRC covers it, ready in as little as 15 minutes and in about 4 hours on average.
Elsewhere in Canada
MyCRC’s check covers all of Canada. See how checks work in Ontario, Alberta and BC.
Questions about criminal record checks in Winnipeg
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.
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. 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: 2026-10-25