Naomi
Lesson 101 that you need to know about Criminality and Security checks, these two ingredients constitute the very background check CSIS performs. If you saw Criminality: completed in your GCM notes rest assured that Security is already done too, but CIC always omitted to show it when you requested your CAIPS/GCM. Sometimes they do show it; but in most cases Security results don’t show up and I don’t know the reason why they do that. Check the content of information you had provided to CIC in Schedule 1 or Schedule A Background/ Declaration. I will take you slowly through this powerful form that helps CIC and CSIS to conduct background checks on you. Section 1 of IMM 5669 E asks your full name which they will use to request information from different countries you lived and still live, through International Police System (Interpol), through other international agencies.
“The screening of potential immigrants to Canada is a complex process which involves several
government departments and agencies such as Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Health Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, and RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] and CSIS, each of whom has specific responsibilities.”
3.1 THE SECURITY SCREENING
Under the authority of sections 14 and 15 of the CSIS Act, the Service may investigate and provide the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration with information relating to security and criminal matters that are relevant to the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty or function by that Minister under the Immigration Act or the Citizenship Act15.
“The term 'security screenings' refers to the procedures used to identify persons seeking admission to Canada who are, or have been, involved in espionage, subversion, or terrorism.” 16 Although the term refers to tine scrutiny of an applicant's political orientation, beliefs and activities, as part of the normal immigrant selection process, criminal records checks are also conducted wherever possible. In everyday use, the term “security screening” has sometimes been expanded to include the measures to identify those who have been convicted of criminal offenses. It should be noted, however, that a security screening clearance does not mean that the individual does not have a criminal record’
In fact, they are actually two forms of screening. There is a clear distinction between the police
clearance, which is undertaken by the applicant, and the background clearance, in which the
applicant does not have an active involvement. Usually, any applicant for immigration to Canada
over the age of 18 years must provide proof of no criminal record in any country in which he or she has resided within the previous 10 years and sometimes longer. In most cases, applicants have little difficulty obtaining such “police certificates” (police clearance documents) certifying the absence of criminal record. But in all cases of immigration, a background clearance is conducted to ensure that applicants who “are, or have been, involved in espionage, subversion, or terrorism” are detected.
When queries with foreign agencies are necessary, the Service remains ever-vigilant to sources of information operating from a self-serving agenda. Any information supplied to the Service by a foreign agency is evaluated against what the Service already possesses and the previous reliability of the supplier. Such vigilance and scrutiny, in addition with the delays inherent to communication between the intelligence agencies for criminal and security checks, can result in lengthy processing delays.
3.3.2 PERSONS WHO MAY ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE
According to section 19(1)(g) of the Immigration Act, where there are reasonable grounds to believe that persons will engage in acts of violence that would or might endanger the lives or safety of persons in Canada or are members of or are likely to participate in the unlawful activities of an organization that is likely to engage in such acts of violence, they are inadmissible.
3.3.3 PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE COMMITTED WAR CRIMES
According to Section 19(1)(j) of the Immigration Act, where there are reasonable grounds to believe that persons have committed an act or omission outside Canada that constituted a war crime or a crime against humanity within the meaning of subsection 7 (3.76) (Offences committed on aircraft, Definitions) of the Criminal Code19 and that, if it had been committed in Canada, would have constituted an offence against the Laws of Canada in force at the time of the act or omission, they are inadmissible.
3.3.5 PERSONS INVOLVED WITH TERRORIST GOVERNMENTS
According to Section 19(1)(l) of the Immigration Act, persons who are or were senior members of or senior officials in the service of a government that is or was, in the opinion of the Minister, engaged in terrorism, systematic or gross human rights violations or war crimes or crimes against humanity within the meaning of subsection 7 (3.76) (Offences committed on aircraft, Definitions) of the Criminal Code are inadmissible. However, this ground does not apply to persons who have satisfied the Minister that their admission would not be detrimental to the National Interest.
According to Section 19(1.1) of the Immigration Act, “senior members of or senior officials in the service of a government” means persons who, by virtue of the position they hold or have held, are or were able to exert a significant influence on the exercise of government power and, without limiting its generality, includes
a. heads of state or government;
b. members of the cabinet or governing council;
c. senior advisors to persons described in paragraph (a) or (b);
d. senior members of the public service;
e. senior members of the military and of the intelligence and internal security apparatus;
f. ambassadors and senior diplomatic officials; and
g. members of the judiciary.
4. REVIEW OF SECURITY SCREENINGS
4.1 INVESTIGATION BY THE SIRC
There are two statutory review bodies of CSIS: the Office of the Inspector General of CSIS and the SIRC, which does not form a part of the Ministry. The SIRC is a non-partisan committee of Privy Councillors that conducts independent external review of CSIS as mandated by the Canadian Security Intelligence Act to, among other things, “investigate complaints concerning denials of security clearances, and denials of citizenship or immigration status based on security
considerations.” 21 The SIRC, in its role to guard against any infringement upon human rights and freedoms by CSIS, has a mandate to receive and investigate complaints from individuals whose security clearance has been denied or revoked in the case of public service employment, or in the supply of goods or services to the government of Canada (section 42 of the CSIS Act). SIRC may also review reports concerning immigration applications that have been rejected on security or criminal grounds. Some statistics of the past few years, from different organizations including the CSIS, the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) and CIC, can be very interesting and help to get a better overview of the context in which CSIS' immigration security checks are conducted.
Section 4 of IMM 5669 E asks your father’s information and Section 5 asks for your mother. Now from Section 6 things become very sensitive and you need to provide as truthful information as you can because they will check for the safety of Canadians. This section 6 is all about Criminality as well as Security. Once Criminality is done automatically Security is done because you cannot separate them. If you check your CAIPS/GCM under Assessments heading you will see HIRV which is related to both security and criminality and if I can break that down for you it stand for Human and International Right Violation. If you ever committed mass killing in a certain movement or organization they will fill that part of HIRV what they will find and it will not look good for anyone who want to immigrate to Canada. If there is nothing on HIRV you are clean because they did not find anything at all. Then Section 7 your education checks mostly for FSW Program they do education check if one’s Degree or Diploma is genuine. Then after comes Section 8 your personal history they want to know you more, your last activities, work, and studies. Section 9, which is Membership of an organization. They will check if you were involved in terrorism before, violate international human right, mass rap, killing or plotting massacres. If you ever fill in section 6,9,10,11 this will cause Canadians’ curiosity because you smell like a good candidate to screen for a long time. That is why you hear people saying their background checks took 1 or 1 ½ year to be completed.
In Conclusion
Since you said Criminality is done and Security shows in progress don’t worry about that. It is already done but they are now waiting for your medical result to come back then you will hear Decision Made knocking at your door. Because they did not send you forms to re-do your medicals it’s a pretty good sign that you were healthier when you did medical examinations for the first time and you passed them with flying colours now they just re-evaluate your last medical data to see if you are eligible if yes they will extend them right away and issue a new medical certificate. If no they will underline which part of the examination you need to redo. Also check one of your note sections you will see that VO wrote a summary of what he/she thinks of your relationship and in another notes they may say something about Security and Criminality.
Sincerely
Eagle333
