Calgary Police Service offering online police checks

Agencies and businesses that require background checks for employment and volunteer purposes will now have an easier time doing with the Calgary Police Service’s online information check system.

Organizations can use the ePIC system to create accounts for all applicants and review results online, tracking application dates and manage results.

Amanda Welfare, manager with the CPS Administration Section, says the new system can cut down on time and costs over the old program. “This is the first system in Canada where the entire Police Information Check can be completed online, requiring no visit to a police station.”

Officials say that so far, 108 agencies have registered with ePIC and it has been met with a positive response.

Caroline Ellis, the assistant registrar at Columbia College, says setting up their account with ePIC was fast and easy. “We think that students will feel more in control of their Police Information Checks as they are the key drivers of their online application.”

Instructions on how to register with ePIC are available here.

The ePIC system will become available to the public in January 2015.