These references will be asked questions about your honesty, reliability and trustworthiness and their opinion on whether you should be given access to classified information or assigned to a sensitive position or position of trust. Your references will also be asked questions about your past and present activities, employment history, education, family background, neighborhood activities and finances.
During the investigation the investigator s will try to determine if you have had any involvement with drugs, encounters with the police, or problem drinking habits and other facts about your personal history. The investigator s will attempt to obtain both favorable and unfavorable information about your background so an adjudicator can make an appropriate determination. The objective of the subject interview is to obtain a complete picture of you as an individual so that an adjudicator can determine whether you will be able to cope with having access to classified or sensitive information without becoming a security risk.
Therefore, the interview will be wide-ranging and cover most aspects of your life. During the subject interview, expect to be questioned about your family background, past experiences, health, use of alcohol or drugs, financial affairs, foreign travel and other pertinent matters. It's important to note that he Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency DCSA does not make any security clearance determinations or recommendations.
DCSA simply gathers information. Once the information has been verified, and the investigations completed, DCSA presents the information to the sponsoring federal agency's adjudicator authority each military service has their own , who determine whether or not to grant the security clearance, using standards set by that particular military service.
It's impossible to say if any particular thing will result in denial of a security clearance. The adjudicators use the Adjudicator Guidelines to determine whether or not the individual can be trusted with our nation's secrets. Primarily, adjudicators look for honesty, trustworthiness, character, loyalty, financial responsibility and reliability. Even so, adjudicators are not the final authority. All denials of clearances must be personally reviewed by a branch chief, or higher.
Because of a recent change in the law, there are some factors which will positively result in the denial of a clearance. The statute also provides that the Secretary of Defense and the secretary of the military department concerned may authorize an exception to the provisions concerning convictions, dismissals and discharges from the armed force in meritorious cases.
It depends on several factors, and the type of investigation. In general, the more there is to investigate, the longer the investigation will take. Expect the investigation to take longer if you have:. We need to know the current status of your Clearance as it stands with Public Works and Government Services Canada PWGSC to determine which, if any, type of clearance request we should initiate in your specific situation.
The offices of Dynamic Personnel are a secured area; the handling of your personal information is supervised by an Authorized Security Officer. All documents are securely shredded when disposed of. We will not have access to any confidential documents held by other agencies or departments concerning you without your consent.
The agency that sponsored your certificate or the department who granted the certificate may, without your consent or knowledge, rightfully terminate the Clearance if they no longer need it to guarantee your security status after you leave their employment.
It is valid until the expiration date only if in use. The renewal date refers to the information verified for your clearance to be granted and when more current information will be needed to renew your clearance. If you do not plan on filling out the Clearance forms online, please contact our office so that we can make a note in your file. Without a Security Clearance, government positions are not attainable and you cannot be considered for the temporary Federal Government positions through our agency.
Public Works and Governmental Services requires that each individual requesting a new Enhanced Reliability clearance or a duplication of their current clearance to authorize consent to the given agency. This requires filling out the forms provided by your agent, usually during your registration meeting. Yes, if you have a valid Clearance with PWGSC, though new regulations in the major federal government departments require that we own a copy of your clearance prior to any submittal of a candidacy, we will still be looking for opportunities.
The duplication of a Clearance can sometimes be granted quickly within the deadline, and for some departments a Pending request may be sufficient. Though, there may be costs for the applicant in obtaining additional documents such as fingerprints from the RCMP or FBI and other documents such as certificates of good conduct and basic disclosure.
There is no obligation to obtain these documents, but the Clearance request will be cancelled if requested documents are not provided. We do have full-time resources employed to support this process which costs us, therefore clearances will be requested only if necessary. The great majority of employment opportunities available through our agency are for governmental employment requiring a Security Clearance.
Those eligible for a security clearance are individuals of Canadian citizenship, as well as individuals who have been living permanently in Canada for a duration of 5 or more years. Send an email to security [ ] dynamicpersonnel [. Every agency that hopes to place you has to apply to duplicate your clearance from Public Works.
Your certificate is only good for the agency whose name is on it. Approve Timesheet. Processing times can vary from four weeks to more than two years—sometimes even longer. Once completed, a Reliability Clearance is valid for 10 years and Secret Clearances are valid for 5 years and are subject to termination by the government if the clearance is not in use or if an issue arises that compromises the clearance. All security clearances expire. If you already have a clearance but you are unsure of the level and expiry date, we can check your clearance with your consent.
To ensure you are always eligible to be placed in Federal Government roles, keep your clearance expiry date in mind and work with your agency to get it renewed at least six months before it is set to expire.
To process the renewal, the agency may need to duplicate your clearance if they were not the original sponsor of it. For details, see below. Note : While the renewal is in progress, Public Service and Procurement Canada PSPC will generally consider your clearance valid, even after it expires; however, the hiring manager ultimately decides whether to hire a candidate whose clearance has expired.
Federal Government security clearances are held by the agency or organization that originally sponsored your application, enabling them to place you in Federal Government roles. If you received your security clearance through another recruitment agency, that agency holds it.
In order for Altis Recruitment to place you in a Federal Government role, we will need to duplicate your security clearance through our firm.
Please note that the agency who originally processed your clearance can terminate your clearance when you no longer work with them. To duplicate your existing security clearance through Altis, we will provide a form for you to complete.
June 16, Federal Government Security Clearances. Three Levels of Security Clearances for Personnel The most common security clearance levels for personnel contractors and temporary workers placed in the Federal Government are: Reliability : requires a 5-year background check, valid for 10 years, required when accessing Protected A, B or C information , assets or work sites Secret : requires a year background check, valid for 10 years, required when accessing information Classified as Secret Top Secret requires a year background check, valid for 10 years, required when accessing information Classified as Top Secret Types of Security Clearances for Organizations, including Sub-Contractors If you are a sub-contractor who will be sending appropriately security screened personnel to work in the Federal Government for example, an IT consultant who has contract employees , you will need either a Facility or a Designated Organization clearance.
How to obtain a Reliability, Secret and Top Secret Personnel Clearance To obtain a security clearance, you first need a sponsor, such as a staffing firm like Altis Recruitment or a Federal Government department. If you are registered with Altis Recruitment, have met with us either in person or virtually, and we determine that you have the skillset most often required for security cleared positions within the Federal Government, we will then sponsor your application for a clearance.
Altis Recruitment will provide instruction on how to get fingerprints taken by an RCMP accredited fingerprinting company. Once the fingerprints have been taken, Altis Recruitment will provide you with instruction on how to complete the online secure application form.
You will also receive log in credentials to access to online form.
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