In order for us to release or confirm confidential information regarding a person’s criminal record, or lack thereof, we require sufficient proper identification to verify a person’s identity.

For the purposes of a criminal records check or police records check for service with the vulnerable sector we require the following identification.

The applicant must produce two pieces of appropriate identification that confirms their name, date of birth and address. One piece of identification presented must include a photo. Health Cards cannot be required for identification purposes but if volunteered, no unauthorized use or disclosure of the Health Card is permitted. The following is a list of items that are considered acceptable forms of identification.


Photo Identification: which provides photo and both the name and date of birth of an individual:

•  Driver’s Licence
•  Passport
•  Age of Majority Card (BYID)
•  Canadian Citizenship Card
•  Firearms Licence (FAL, PAL, POL)
•  Government Employment Card
•  Immigration Papers with photo
•  Indian Status Card
•  Military Employment Card
•  NEXUS card
•  Permanent Resident Card
•  Student Card

Non-Photo Identification: which provides both the name and date of birth of an individual:

•  Baptismal Certificate
•  Canadian Blood Donor Card
•  Fishing Licence
•  Hospital Card
•  Hunting Licence
•  Immigration Papers
•  Outdoors Card
•  Recent utility bill required to verify current Waterloo Region address if no driver’s licence  is available.
•  People under 16 can provide school ID, bus pass and/or their parent can provide verification

For further information, please contact the front desk at police headquarters, (519) 653-7700 ext. 8890 or 8891.