Employer verifying a professional credential record

Public verification

Verify an RSM Credential

Confirm a planned RSM credential record without confusing it with trade, professional or municipal licensing.

Credential-use rules Credential pathways

Verification request

Enter the record details.

The public self-service directory will be completed in the final shared system. This interim form defines the verified-data workflow.

Verification scope

Confirm status, not every aspect of professional authority.

RSM verification is planned to show whether a credential record is current, expired, suspended, withdrawn or not found. It does not confirm a contractor’s insurance, trade licence, professional licence, permit status or project suitability.

Also verify where applicable

Skilled Trades Ontario certificates
Professional Engineers Ontario licences
Municipal permits and contractor requirements
Insurance and business registration

Separate official registers

Use the applicable regulator for regulated credentials.

Frequently asked questions

Verification questions

What information will verification show?

The planned public result will be limited to information such as name or organization, credential title and code, status, issue and expiry dates, and any public conditions.

Why might a search return no result?

The details may be incorrect, the credential may not be public, the programme may not yet be active, or the person may not hold an RSM credential.

Does verification prove trade or professional licensing?

No. Verify trade and professional licences separately with the applicable regulator.

Can employers request additional information?

Additional information requires an authorized purpose, appropriate privacy controls and, where necessary, credential-holder consent.

Verification integrity

Publish only the information needed to confirm a credential safely.

The final service should use a unique identifier and controlled name matching and show only public-safe fields such as credential title, code, status, issue date, expiry date and public conditions. Private application, exam, complaint and contact records must remain protected.

A no-result response should not assert that a person has never participated in RSM. Search throttling and logging can reduce scraping and misuse. Employers should remember that RSM verification does not replace regulator, insurance, permit, business-registration or reference checks.

Use public-safe fields only.
Protect private candidate records.
Provide record-correction routes.
Remind users about separate due diligence.

Published: July 19, 2026 Last reviewed: July 19, 2026

RSM credentials are education-based professional-development pathways. They do not replace licences, permits, statutory credentials, professional engineering authority, municipal approval or employer responsibility. Planned requirements and fees may be refined before applications or payments open.

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