Fees in Respect of Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Verification (Reclaimed Names) Remission Order

law://ca/si/2022/47@2026-11-14

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Fees in Respect of Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Verification (Reclaimed Names) Remission Order under subsection 23(2.1) of the Financial Administration Act.^note^note

Remissions and Conditions

1Fingerprinting fees#

Remission is granted of the fingerprinting fees paid or payable under section 2 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fingerprinting for Visa, Licensing or Security Clearance Purposes Fee Regulations if the following conditions are met:

(a)the person for whom the fingerprinting request is made is an Indigenous person who, as a result of the residential school system, underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;

(b)they are seeking to change their name from the imposed name to a name that they wish to reclaim; and

(c)the fingerprinting request

(i)is made in writing during the period beginning on the day on which this Order comes into force and ending on the fifth anniversary of that day, and

(ii)sets out the imposed name and the name that is to be reclaimed.

2Criminal record verification fees#

Remission is granted of the criminal record verification fees paid or payable under section 2 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Criminal Record Verification for Civil Purposes Fee Regulations if the following conditions are met:

(a)the person for whom the criminal record verification request is made is an Indigenous person who, as a result of the residential school system, underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;

(b)they are seeking to change their name from the imposed name to a name that they wish to reclaim; and

(c)the criminal record verification request

(i)is made in writing during the period beginning on the day on which this Order comes into force and ending on the fifth anniversary of that day, and

(ii)sets out the imposed name and the name that is to be reclaimed.

Coming into Force

3Registration#

This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

Fees in Respect of Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Verification (Reclaimed Names) Remission Order

Fees in Respect of Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Verification (Reclaimed Names) Remission Order

Remissions and Conditions

1Fingerprinting fees#

2Criminal record verification fees#

Coming into Force

3Registration#

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Remissions and Conditions

1Fingerprinting fees#

2Criminal record verification fees#

Coming into Force

3Registration#