The fingerprints we collect on applicants for temporary resident visas and student and work permits will be sent to the RCMP for checks against the prints the RCMP holds on people who have been convicted of criminal crimes in Canada; former applicants for temporary resident visas, student permits, and work permits; refugee claimants; and deportees.
The prints we collect on applicants for temporary resident visas, student permits, and work permits will not be checked against Interpol records or sent to Interpol. Even if they are—or for any of the other information-sharing agreements the government already has in place—it's fairly standard to include restrictions on sharing with third parties. Within those restrictions there are further restrictions to ensure that sharing does not endanger refugees and that it abides by our obligations under various refugee conventions.
As for access, the department already has a process for applicants to access the records on all the information CIC collects from applicants. We'll be using the same process to allow applicants who have to provide their biometrics to access their records, including their biometrics and any results from the biometric checks.