Northern Rockies RCMP temporarily suspending civilian fingerprinting

November 24, 2020

With the new Covid-19 orders in place, the Northern Rockies RCMP Detachment has temporarily suspended taking Civilian Fingerprints to include the following areas; Immigration, Vulnerable Sector Check (Criminal Record Check), Record of Suspensions, Name Change, Employment and Volunteers.

Effective November 19^th, 2020, new orders and restrictions were announced by the Provincial Health Order directing all individuals, places of work and businesses in BC to reduce interactions and travel.  The Provincial Health Order is in effect from November 19^th 2020 at Midnight to December 7^th 2020 at midnight.

With the new Covid-19 orders in place, the Northern Rockies RCMP Detachment has temporarily suspended taking Civilian Fingerprints to include the following areas; Immigration, Vulnerable Sector Check (Criminal Record Check), Record of Suspensions, Name Change, Employment and Volunteers.

The Northern Rockies Detachment will continue to process Criminal Record Checks where Fingerprints are not required. 

In the event you have any questions, please call the Northern Rockies Detachment main line at (250)774-2700 or (250)774-2777 in the event of an emergency.

For Non-emergency calls, where there are no witness or suspects, please report the incident to the Northern Rockies Online Reporting Tool. 

The Northern Rockies RCMP Detachment would like to thank the public for their patience and understanding during this time.  We are committed to restarting our front counter services in a phased approach to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19.