Many Canadians are working, have immigrated, or are planning to work and/or immigrate to the US. In addition, many American companies are taking up operations in Canada. This creates demand for both US companies directly recruiting talent but also for ‘recruitment and background screening companies’ state-side. Many industries recruit Canadian talent internationally. The healthcare industry is a great example. The transportation industry is another great example.

If you are recruiting Canadian talent, you will likely find yourself needing to validate things in Canada like:

This can be somewhat daunting because we have different processes in Canada, including how our background checks and verifications look and what information they include. American companies benefit from a relationship with a Canadian background check partner who can provide Canadian expertise to ensure that you obtain the right types and even a combination of checks.

Canadian background checks have come a long way in the last decade with providers like Triton centralizing background checks and making them available securely online. This reduces the time it takes for an American company to obtain Canadian background checks exponentially.

A good idea is to choose a partner for Canadian background checks that provides a complete range of checks, all in one place. We often run into American companies obtaining a credit check from one provider, driver’s abstract from another, and criminal record checks from a third. This ultimately creates more cost and redundancy. Many times this happens because they don’t realize in Canada that background check providers can offer those checks as a third party. Here are two great examples: you don’t need go to a provincial ministry for a driver’s abstract or directly to a credit reporting agency for a credit check. A third-party partner with a complete range of checks will provide access to all checks and verifications in the same place.

Beyond the hassle of logging onto different platforms, when using different partners for different checks you don’t end up with the most advantageous pricing that reflects your total background check volume.

Other important considerations when evaluating Canadian background check providers:

  • Do they offer bulk pricing and processing?
  • How secure is their platform?
  • Do they provide SLAs on all background checks and verifications?
  • What are their data sources?
  • Do they offer integration capabilities?
  • What is their reputation?

If you represent the government or a regulatory body, choose a background check partner who already has contracts with government and regulatory bodies here in Canada.

If you are a background check provider in the USA, you can also use a partnership opportunity with a Canadian background check provider to receive referral business. For example, if you need a Canadian background check provider, those same providers also need relationships with US providers. At Triton, we embrace the opportunity to support our partners, pursuing opportunities globally.

If you are a background check provider in the US or a company in the US that recruits Canadian talent and need a relationship with a Canadian provider, visit www.tritoncanada.ca.