Bangladesh
Name of required document: Police Clearance Certificate
Instructions:
If you currently live in in Bangladesh, you should apply in person at your local police station.
If you live outside of Bangladesh, you can contact the nearest Bangladesh Embassy, Consulate or High Commission and follow the instructions that will be provided. You can also authorize a representative who currently lives in Bangladesh to apply on your behalf by contacting the relevant police station where you last resided.
To submit your application, you will need a photocopy of your passport and to pay the applicable fees in the form of a bank draft from the Bangladesh bank or any branch of the Sonali bank.
A notarized translation of your Police Clearance Certificate will also be required. We will require both ORIGINAL Bangladeshcertificate and notarized translation to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail them via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
China
Name of required document: Notary Certificate of No Criminal Convictions
Instructions:
The FoM CPRM team will need to provide you with a letter to apply for your certificate. Please request the letter from [email protected] with the following information:
- Your full name, including any middle names or initials,
- Your date of birth,
- Program of study,
- Name of the hospital division or department you'll be working with.
Your certificate can be obtained through your local police station. Different cities have different ways to proceed, therefore we recommend you communicate with your local Notary Public Office for the details on how to apply.
A notarized translation of your certificate will also be required. We will require both ORIGINAL Chinese certificate and notarized translation to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail them via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
India
Name of required document: Police Clearance Certificate
Instructions:
You can apply for a Police Clearance Certificate through:
Special considerations:
- Character Certificates are not accepted.
- Some police clearance certificates have limitations relating to jurisdiction and time period having been searched. Such certificates will not be accepted.
- There are different formats for the police clearance certificate depending on the issuing authority.
We will require the ORIGINAL final document to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail it via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Iran
Name of required document: Certificate of No Criminal Record
Instructions:
For the details on how to apply, please consult the Government of Canada website.
Special considerations:
- The police certificate must be translated within 1 month of being issued.
- The official translation can only be verified by the Ministry of Justice and Foreign Affairs with the original Persian document.
- You can’t get approval from Foreign Affairs without the approval seal of the judiciary.
We will require both ORIGINAL Persian police certificate and notarized translation to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail them via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Israel
Name of required document: Teudat Meida Plili – Criminal Information Certificate
Instructions:
You can apply for a Criminal Information Certificate through your local police service or online on the Israeli Police website (available only in Hebrew). You can also apply through a designated representative who must submit a specific power of attorney for this purpose, which does not need to be notarized.
The police certificate will be released directly to the Embassy of Canada in Tel Aviv or the Embassy of Israel in Canada upon request.
Please request that the document be released to the Embassy of Israel in Ottawa, Canada. It can then be forwarded to the University of Ottawa if you send them a prepaid envelope with our office location.
We suggest you communicate with the Embassy of Israel in Ottawa for further details.
If you live in Jerusalem (East or West) or in the Golan Heights, you should apply for an Israeli police certificate.
- A notarized translation of the Hebrew certificate will also be required.
For further details on how to apply, please consult the Government of Canada website.
We will require both ORIGINAL Hebrewpolicecertificate and notarized translation to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail them via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Japan
Name of required document: Certificate of Criminal Record
Instructions:
The FoM CPRM team will need to provide you with a letter to give to apply for your certificate. Please request the letter from [email protected] with the following information:
Your full name, including any middle names or initials.
Your date of birth,
Program of study,
Name of the hospital division or department you'll be working with.
Upon receipt of the letter, you must apply in person at the Prefectural Police Headquarters Identification Section where you live. When you go to the police headquarters, your fingerprints will be taken, and you will be given an application form to complete.
If you live outside of Japan:
After you receive the official request letter for a police certificate from our office, you can apply at your local Japanese embassy or consulate. Please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website for a list of Japanese embassies, consulates, and permanent missions.
Your fingerprints will be taken and the application form for the Certificate of Criminal Record will be provided to you at the time and place where you apply.
We will require the ORIGINAL final document to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail it via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Pakistan
Name of required document: Police Character Certificate or Police Clearance Certificate
Instructions:
For the details on how to apply, please consult the Government of Canada website.
We will require the ORIGINAL final document to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail it via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Saudi Arabia
Name of required document: Criminal Clearance Certificate or Criminal Record
Instructions:
To obtain a police certificate from within Saudi Arabia (for both citizens and non-citizens):
You need to email Canadian Embassy Visa Information in Saudi Arabia at [email protected] for a letter to help you obtain a police certificate from the Saudi Authorities. You need to address the facilitation letter to your local police headquarters.
You will have to present your Saudi Identity Card, a copy of your current passport plus two passport size photos. Fingerprint samples will be taken by the Ministry of Interior to complete the request for a police certificate.
Further information can be found on the Government of Canada website, International Country, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
A police certificate obtained through the Absher portal is also acceptable.
Whether your request was done in person or through the Absher portal, your police certificate must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who will authenticate it with an original seal and signature. This step is mandatory for it to be considered valid for international use.
To obtain a police certificate from outside Saudi Arabia:
Only non-citizens currently residing in the KSA can obtain a police certificate. For non-citizens who left the KSA on a final exit visa, it may not be possible to get one. You can contact the embassy of your country of nationality in the KSA to see if the embassy is able to assist you.
Saudi citizens overseas can go through their nearest Saudi Embassy to get a police certificate; however, this method may take several weeks.
A certified translation will be required if your document is issued in Arabic. We will require both ORIGINAL Arabic police certificate and certified translation (if applicable) to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail them via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
Taiwan
Name of required document: Police Criminal Record Certificate
Instructions:
You need to apply through the Taipei City Police Department if you live in Taipei or outside Taiwan.
You can apply online, in person, by mail or fax.
Please consult the Taipei City Police Department website for downloadable application forms and detailed instructions, including required documentation and applicable fees.
If you live in another part of Taiwan, you need to apply at your local City Police Department.
We will require the ORIGINAL final document to meet your requirements. We suggest you mail it via Express courier to our office located at the:
University of Ottawa
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN)
Faculty of Medicine, CPRM office
451 Smyth Road, Room 3071
Ottawa ON K1H 8M5
