Certainly. There are two ways to access the information we keep in the identification data bank at CMP PPU 030, which is described in Info Source. That information is verified through the use of biometrics. However, there is a criminal-name index capability through the CPIC system, the Canadian Police Information Centre, that will enable a user to at least determine whether there appears to be a record in the identification data bank. But it always comes with the caveat that the only way to be certain it's the same person is through the submission of fingerprints.
With respect to the exchange of biometric information, that's achieved through the real time identification system the RCMP has implemented over the last several years. The only agencies that can connect to that system are agencies that are approved through privacy processes, such as the CBSA and the police. For civil screening purposes, following the requirements of privacy, and with the informed consent of the individual, a private fingerprinting company, which has been accredited by the RCMP and has been connected to the system, can also submit prints electronically to RTID to receive a response.