Acceptable Forms of Identification

Requests for criminal record checks, occurrence confirmations, and other services require two pieces of valid (not expired) government-issued identification.

Of the two IDs, at least one must be a form of primary identification (see below).

Acceptable Primary Identification

• Driver's Licence (issued by Canadian province or territory)
• Foreign Driver’s Licence
• Canadian Passport
• Foreign Passport
• Canadian Citizenship Card
• Permanent Resident Card
• Certification of Indian Status
• Student identity card from a local institute
• Student identity card from a foreign institute
• Firearms Acquisition Certificate
• Firearms Possession Certificate
• Canadian National Institute of the Blind Identification Card
• Federal, Provincial, or Municipal Identification Card
• Military Family Identification Card

Acceptable Secondary Identification

• Birth Certificate
• Baptismal Certificate
• Hunting Licence
• Fishing Licence
• Hospital Admittance Card
• Immigration Papers