Anytime you apply for a credit product (mortgage, car loan, credit card, etc.), your lender is required to check your credit report. Understanding what makes up your credit report is part of important financial literacy, and will help you ensure your credit is in good-standing.
Your mortgage information and your history of mortgage payments may appear in your credit report and may count toward your credit score. This depends on the practices of each credit reporting agency. – Government of Canada.
Equifax offers a service that will monitor your credit for you and send you alerts when anything changes with your credit (whether good, bad or netural). You can sign up for this service and learn more about it here. Other sources and information on obtaining your report can be found on my website here.