Hiring process

Organizations with an Appointment Delegation and Accountability Instrument have the authority to appoint candidates referred through the Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) Program's external advertised process. The candidates must have successfully completed the first round of interviews, including reference checks, and the second round of interviews in Ottawa with senior government officials.

  1. Contact the Public Service Commission
    • To hire a candidate from the RPL's partially-assessed pool of candidates, please contact the Public Service Commission (PSC) at cfp.rlp-rpl.psc@cfp-psc.gc.ca.
    • The PSC will indicate which candidates from the partially-assessed pool are available for consideration.
  2. Obtain Public Service Commission priority clearance
  3. Assess the Recruitment of Policy Leaders candidate
    • While certain merit criteria have already been assessed through RPL, candidates must be assessed against your organization's Statement of Merit Criteria to ensure that they meet all the merit criteria, including those stated in the Qualification Standards of the respective occupational group and all the conditions of employment (e.g., security clearance).
  4. Confirmation of hire

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2024-11-15