Will Uber or Lyft accept my CRJMC?

Do not assume so. Ask the platform through its current driver-support or onboarding channel whether it accepts a CRJMC, who must issue it, and how it must be submitted.

Do Ontario rideshare drivers need a vulnerable sector check?

Only obtain a vulnerable sector check when the requester confirms it is required and you meet the statutory eligibility conditions. It is not automatically the right check for rideshare work.

Can a municipality require something different from the platform?

Potentially, yes. Vehicle-for-hire rules are local, while platforms have their own onboarding processes. Check both where they apply.

Can I use an old police check for rideshare onboarding?

Only if the requester confirms it accepts that type, issuer, format, and age of result. Many processes have their own current screening flow.

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Uber, Lyft, and Rideshare Background Checks in Ontario

A CRJMC may not be the document a rideshare platform or municipality asks for. Confirm their live instructions first.

Published August 19, 2026

Updated August 19, 2026

6 min read

Quick Answer

Before ordering a police check for Uber, Lyft, or another Ontario rideshare role, check the platform’s current driver-onboarding instructions and the applicable municipal vehicle-for-hire rules. They determine whether a background screen is required and, if so, its provider, check type, format, consent flow, and timing. Do not assume a CRJMC is accepted for platform activation or municipal licensing: it is an Ontario police record check with a defined scope, while platform screening can be a separate process. Use a CRJMC only when the requester specifically confirms it meets its current requirement.

Separate platform onboarding from municipal licensing

A rideshare platform may set its own onboarding and re-screening process. Separately, the city or municipality in which you drive may regulate vehicle-for-hire activity, with rules that can differ by place and change over time.

Meeting one process does not automatically satisfy the other. Identify the platform requirement and the relevant municipal requirement before arranging any document.

Ask five questions before you pay for a check

Ask the platform or municipality whether it needs a police record check at all, which formal type it requires, whether it supplies or names a screening provider, how recent the result must be, and how it must be submitted.

A CRJMC reports criminal record and judicial matters within Ontario's police-record-check framework. That scope does not establish that it is a substitute for a platform's own screening product or an RCMP fingerprint-based result.

What exact check or screening does the requester name?
Must I use its designated provider or consent flow?
Does it accept a CRJMC and an electronic original?
Which municipality's rules apply to my driving?
What is the deadline or recency rule?

Avoid delays and unusable documents

Save the requester's current written instructions before you order. If it names a provider or initiates the check itself, follow that route rather than purchasing a separate document first.

If you already have a CRJMC, do not assume it can be reused. Send the requester the details it asks for and let it confirm whether your existing result is sufficient.

Neither a CRJMC nor this guide guarantees rideshare-platform activation or municipal licence approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

Official Sources

Ontario — Police record checks

Ontario's overview of the three police record check types and the rules that apply to them.

Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015

The Ontario law that defines check types, consent, disclosure, and vulnerable sector eligibility.

RCMP — Criminal record checks

RCMP guidance on criminal record checks and fingerprint-based processes.

Need your CRJMC?

Begin your Level 2 police-check application online after confirming the requester's check type, issuer, format, recency, and submission instructions.

$54.99 + HST. Digital delivery.

Relevant Licences

Rideshare LicensingFor vehicle-for-hire & platform screening requirements

Ontario City Guides

Mississauga Brampton City of Hamilton

Ready to get your CRJMC in Ontario?

Begin online, then allow time for processing. Confirm the requested check, issuer, format, recency, and acceptance before ordering.