kincanucks said:
THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!
The ERC takes days if you haven't got a criminal record or credit issues and it is only a couple more days if you do. If you are a Canadian citizen and have not lived in Canada for the last ten continuous years or since you were 16 then you will be checked out more thoroughly. If you are are coming from the States, UK, Australia, New Zealand then it will not take that long but if you are coming from some other faraway place then it will take a lot longer. Now one more time for the hard of reading:
THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!THE ERC IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PRE-ASSESSMENT SECURITY CHECK!!!!
Kin
I know how you feel after reading fifteen pages of this, I was ready to start reaching for the beer and its only 3:48 in the afternoon. I will try to clear-up some of the confusion that seems to to be going around (my apologizes if I repeat some previous posts). Here goes:
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Enhanced Reliability Check. All applicants must successfully complete
prior to enrolment in the Canadian Forces. The Enhanced Reliability Check assesses whether an applicant can be expected to be reliable and trustworthy in the performance of his or her duties
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Security Clearance Pre-Assessment. Conducted for any applicant who, during the recruiting process, makes a verbal or written statement about a history or behaviour which gives rise to a security concern. It is also conducted
if there are any international implications related to an applicant. This process
must be completed prior to enrolment in the Canadian Forces and can only be conducted for
applicants who have successfully completed an Enhanced Reliability Check.
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Security Clearance process. Conducted for all Government of Canada employees, be they military or civilian, after they have received and accepted a position.
The above definitions are extracted from "The Canadian Face Behind the Recruiting Targets. A Review of the Canadian Forces
Recruiting System: From Attraction to Enrolment." Dated June 2006. This report looked into problems involved in the recruiting process. It can be found here:
http://www.ombudsman.forces.gc.ca/reports/special/recruitment/recruit_e.pdf The definations are found in Issue Four - Security pp 31-36.
Some other extracts from the report "prior to enrolment, the majority of applicants must only complete an Enhanced Reliability Check, and only under specific circumstances is a Security Clearance Pre-Assessment conducted" and " Enhanced Reliability Check can be completed at local Recruiting Centres with the exception of the criminal records and credit checks, which are conducted by Deputy Provost Marshal Security. If an applicant
does not appear on either the Canadian Police Identification Centre or the Credit Bureau of Canada, the Enhanced Reliability Check can be completed in as little as 72 hours. If problems arise with either check, however, this time may be extended considerably."
If you have been charged with a Criminal Code offense(s), or have/had credit problems you will show-up on the CPIC or CBC databases. Depending on severity of the offense(s) expect a delay in your processing and
possibly be refused entry into the CF.
I hope this helps to clear-up some of the confusion. Before I sign-off, there are a couple of other points I would like to clear-up.
First, kincanucks in one of your previous posts you had this statement: "
He was saying that he had to get his Lvl III before he could enter the CF as an INT O." You said "That is BS." Clarification: You can do your basic Int op/officer course with only a Level II (Secret) clearance, but you
will have to be upgraded to a Level III (Top Secret) clearance. No TS clearance, its "Hasta La Vista Baby!!" time to find a new trade.
The other point was with traveling to foreign countries. There is list of "proscribed" countries that CF members have to inform their security officers prior to visiting (e.g.) Cuba, Iran, Syria, N. Korea, etc). See your Unit/Base Security Ofiicer/National Counter-Intelligence Unit (NCIU) for more information.
I'm finished. Sorry for the long post.
