PCC now valid for 6 months

[Ponga]

Credit to canuck_in_uk for posting this update in another thread:

CIC has updated the information for police checks (23 April 2015).


Was-
Who needs a police certificate?

In general, you and all the people in your family who are 18 or older need to get a police certificate. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18.

The certificate must be issued no more than three months before you apply.

If your certificate is in a language other than English or French, send it when you apply, along with the original copy of a translation done by a certified translator.


Has now been changed, to-
Who needs a police certificate?

In general, you and all the people in your family who are 18 or older need to get a police certificate. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18. (For example, if you lived in a country for eight months but left on a two-week vacation, that counts as living there for eight months.)

For the country you currently live in, the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply.

For countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country.





So, they way that I interpret that, there is no expiry date for a PCC from a country that a person once lived in?

 

[o6ocpaka]

so if someone lives in Canada while their application in process (more than 6 months), would they need to do police check for Canada as well?

 

[Ponga]

so if someone lives in Canada while their application in process (more than 6 months), would they need to do police check for Canada as well?

I don't think so, because this still indicates (updated Feb 2015) that you do not:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=037&t=4

Do I need to provide a police certificate for my time in Canada?

You do not need a police certificate for your time in Canada if you are applying for permanent residence from within Canada in one of the following categories:

live-in caregiver;
humanitarian and compassionate considerations;
temporary resident permit holder;
spouse or common-law partner; or
protected person or Convention refugee.



The updated page still has this at the bottom (which has been there for years):
CIC will also do background checks anywhere you and your family members have lived. These checks will show if you have had any arrests or convictions, or if you are a security risk to Canada.

So...why do they even need the applicant to provide one as well?