I want to adopt a child. Why do I have to submit my fingerprints to Ottawa?

In addition to a police information check, all adoption applicants must submit their fingerprints to the RCMP Canadian Real-Time Identification Services (CCRTIS).

For the protection of our most vulnerable and in the interest of public safety, CCRTIS will use the fingerprint submission to verify if an individual has a record for pardoned sex offences. If one exists, CCRTIS will ask the Minister of Public Safety for approval to determine if the record should be disclosed.