Verifications

Background checks

Completing a criminal background check is a great way to show others you are someone they can trust. It makes your listing more desirable and demonstrates that you are serious about finding the right roommate.

Background check available

Joanna A. · Completed May 2025

$35

Basic criminal check

Checks national Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) database
Checks Hybrid Offences & Indictable Offences
Generally processed within 24 hours
Canadian documentation required:
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$50

Premium criminal check

Everything in the basic criminal check
Checks summary conviction offences
Checks local police information such as police contact, restraining orders, arrest warrants, peace bonds, and information not in national records
Generally processed within 24-48 hours
Canadian documentation required:
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Buy now — $50

^* Certn supports a variety of Canadian documentation types. The most common supported types include: passport, driver's licence, Canadian Health Card, Canadian Permanent Resident Card and Canadian citizenship card (the photo on the ID must be no older than 10 years).

How it works

Select who will perform the background check

You can choose to do the background check yourself, or send it to another user to complete on Roomies. If you send it to another user you will be able to view the completed report, but the verification will go to their Roomies account.

Begin the application process

Certn will collect some personal information including most recent address and SSN. These are only used to for the purposes of completing the check.

Verification completed

Certn will generally processes background checks within 3-5 business days. Once the result comes back a verification tick will be applied to the Roomies account.

Other verification options

Phone verification

Verify your phone number using a one-time code sent to your phone. Generally processed instantly.

Roomies provides this for free.

ID verification

Verify your ID using your driver's licence, passport or ID card. Generally processed within minutes.

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$10

Credit checks

Equifax bureau credit report using the applicant's SIN. Generally processed within 24 hours.

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Frequently asked questions

How do Roomies and their partners handle personal data?

Here at Roomies we take our user's privacy seriously. We do not sell user data, and we believe in full transparency regarding our policies as well as our partners' policies. When you purchase an ID check, credit check or background check with us, this information is not saved on our platform, and we do not handle your sensitive information on our own servers.

Our partners at Stripe and Certn.co provide the technology we use to process your information. Stripe, the provider of our ID checks, has a robust privacy policy. Your background and credit checks are run by Certn, which also has an extensive privacy policy.

These partnerships do not automatically opt you in for additional marketing and your private information will be safeguarded according to their individual company policies. If you would like more information about how we handle your data, read the Roomies privacy policy.

If you have any additional concerns or questions regarding these policies please don't hesitate to reach out to us, our support team is always happy to help.

Which documents are not supported for verification checks?

Expired driver's licence, ID cards, and passports cannot be verified. Ensure that your documents are not expired for both the ID and criminal checks.