We heard about endless delays. We know that quite a few organizations are now asking job applicants to provide a certificate of good behaviour or some proof that they do not have a criminal record. Many people who requested fingerprinting from the RCMP for that purpose had to face very long delays. Some candidates were eliminated because of the length of the delays, and somebody else got the job. In this way, some organizations may be deprived of very competent applicants who, had they been able to provide this kind of document, could have gotten a job. It can take up to 18 months to get fingerprints.
On February 6th, 2008. See this statement in context.