Note
If your Checkr account has a partner integration, motor vehicle record (MVR) reports in Canada might be unavailable. To determine whether your account supports MVR reports in Canada, contact Checkr.
Two MVR report types are available for candidates with a Canadian work location and a Canadian driver’s license:
- Canada MVR report: Also called "driver's license verification," a Canada MVR report helps you understand whether a person is legally eligible to drive.
- Canada MVR report with history: Also called "driver's abstract, a Canada MVR report with history helps you understand a driver’s history and is similar to a US MVR report.
Canada MVR report
A Canada MVR report provides the information below:
- Current driver information
- Full name
- Country and province of issue
- License status
- License class
- License number
- License expiration date
- Results
- License status
- Actual license class
Unless Checkr requires additional input from the candidate, the turnaround time for a Canada MVR report is real-time, within seconds.
Before Checkr can complete a Canada MVR report, the candidate must consent and provide the personally identifying information (PII) below:
- Country and province of issue
- License class
- License expiration date
- License holder's birth date
- License number
The candidate then reads and acknowledges receipt of applicable forms and authorizations. After the candidate signs the authorization form, Checkr starts the search.
Canada MVR report with history
A Canada MVR report with history provides the information below:
- Current driver information
- Full name
- Country and province of issue
- License status (active, expired, suspended)
- License class
- License number
- License expiration date
- Results
- License status
- Actual license class
- Download result (download the report)
- Violations (if the record has violations)
The information in the report is limited to a single province, so you should search for the candidate’s record in the province that issued their driver’s license.
You can set adjudication rules to automatically accept certain results and designate other results for further review. Regardless of rules, the original MVR report from the corresponding licensing center is attached to the results.
Before Checkr can complete a Canada MVR report with history, the candidate must provide the PII below:
- Country and province of issue
- License class
- License expiration date
- License number
- Photo of license
- Provincial-specific forms, if applicable
- Candidates will encounter these forms during the application process. They must download, complete, and upload each form directly into the application.
Alberta
Due to privacy legislation, Alberta provides MVR reports to candidates only. Candidates with licenses from Alberta get their own MVR reports and upload them to Checkr.
Turnaround time
The average turnaround time for MVR reports with history ranges from hours to weeks based on location:
Location |
Turnaround time |
|---|---|
|
Alberta |
In Alberta, the candidate must provide the report. |
|
British Columbia |
7 - 14 business days |
|
Manitoba |
7 - 14 business days |
|
New Brunswick |
7 - 14 business days |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
7 - 14 business days |
| Northwest Territories |
14 - 21 business days |
| Nova Scotia |
7 - 14 business days |
| Nunavut |
7 - 14 business days |
| Ontario |
1 - 3 business days |
| Prince Edward Island |
7 - 14 business days |
| Quebec |
14 - 21 business days |
| Saskatchewan |
14 - 21 business days |
| Yukon |
7 - 14 business days |
Charge classifications
Most motor vehicle violations are not criminal violations. However, some violations can fall under the criminal code in Canada. Such offenses include but are not limited to the ones below:
- Causing bodily harm or death
- Criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle
- Dangerous driving
- Driving while prohibited
- Engaging police in a pursuit
- Failing to provide a breath sample
- Failing to stop after an accident
- Impaired driving