Preclearance in Canada Regulations — 2.02
Required information and documents 2.02 (1) An application for access clearance must include the following information and documentation: (a) the applicant’s usual given name, other given names, surname, all other names used and details of any name changes; (b) the applicant’s date of birth, gender, height and eye colour; (c) if the applicant was born in Canada, the number and province of issue of their birth certificate and a copy of that certificate; (d) if the applicant was born outside Canada, their place of birth, the port and date of entry into Canada, and, in the case of a naturalized Canadian or permanent resident, the number, date of issue and a copy of the applicable certificate issued under the Citizenship Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ; (e) in the case of a foreign national, (i) a copy of any document that is evidence of their status in Canada, and (ii) a copy of the applicant’s judicial record for the five years prior to the date of application, except where a record suspension or its equivalent has been ordered; (f) the number, country of issue and expiry date of the applicant’s passport, or an indication that the applicant does not have a passport; (g) the addresses of all locations at which the applicant resided during the five years preceding the date of application; (h) an identification of the applicant’s activities during the five years preceding the date of application, including the names and street addresses of the applicant’s employers and any post-secondary educational institutions attended; (i) the dates, destination and purpose of any travel of more than 90 days outside Canada or the United States, excluding travel for government business, during the five years preceding the date of application; (j) the information referred to in subsection (2) respecting the applicant’s spouse or common-law partner and, if applicable, any former spouses or common-law partners; (k) the applicant’s facial image and fingerprints, taken by the operator or the Minister; (l) a statement signed by the person responsible for taking the applicant’s facial image and fingerprints of the applicant certifying that, at the time of the taking of the facial image and fingerprints, they confirmed the identity of the applicant by means of a valid photo-bearing identification issued by the Government of Canada, the government of any province, territory or municipality in Canada or a valid passport; (m) an attestation signed by the applicant indicating that they meet the condition set out in paragraph 2.01 (b); and (n) a statement signed by or on behalf of the operator certifying that the applicant meets the conditions set out in paragraphs 2.01 (a), (c) and (d). Spouse or common-law partner (2) The information required with respect to any of the persons referred to in paragraph ( 1 )(j) must be (a) in the case of the applicant’s spouse or common-law partner (i) their gender, full given name, surname and, if applicable, surname at birth, (ii) their date and place of birth and, if applicable, date of death, (iii) if they were born in Canada, the number and province of issue of their birth certificate, (iv) if they were born outside Canada, their place of birth, their nationality and the port and date of entry into Canada, and (v) their present address, if known; and (b) in the case of former spouses and common-law partners with whom the relationship ended within the preceding five years, the information referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (v). Signature (3) The application for access clearance is valid only if signed by the applicant or, in the case of an applicant who is a minor under the laws of the province where they reside, by a parent, guardian or tutor. Definition of common-law partner (4) In this section, common-law partner means any person who is cohabiting with the applicant in a relationship of a conjugal nature and has done so for a period of at least one year. SOR/2026-25, s. 3