Important information on staffing at the CRA

Communication to candidates during the staffing process
Accommodations during assessment
Language requirements
Employment equity, diversity, and inclusion
Security status or clearance
Job opportunities open to Federal Public Service employees
Job opportunities open to the General Public
Education standards and credentials
Foreign education credentials and designations
Remote work

1. Communication to candidates during the staffing process

All communication to candidates during a staffing process is done electronically through the candidate profile. We strongly encourage you to verify the email address attached to your candidate profile and to check your messages regularly for any updates.

2. Accommodations during assessment

Accommodations during assessment are available. If we invite you to be assessed, we will send you more information on how to request accommodation measures throughout this staffing process.

We will most likely require detailed information about your functional limitations. Any information you provide will be kept confidential.

3. Language requirements

When positions are identified as bilingual, you must be able to work in both official languages, English and French.

If you do not have valid Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results, testing will be administered, as required, using the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) SLE tests.

If you have already taken the SLE tests, you can obtain a copy of your results at the PSC’s Confirmation of Previous Test Result web page.

4. Employment equity, diversity, and inclusion

If you are a member of one or more of the designated groups (members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, women) as per the Employment Equity Act, we encourage you to complete and submit the Employment Equity (EE) staffing questionnaire as part of your application to a staffing process. EE can be used as a staffing requirement to address an underrepresentation in our workforce. If you wish to be considered for appointments using the EE staffing requirement, you must complete the above mentioned questionnaire. If you do not complete the questionnaire, you will not be considered for any appointments using the EE staffing requirement. If you decide to modify your response or fill out this questionnaire at a later date, please notify the contact listed at the bottom of the job notice for the staffing process on which you have applied. Your questionnaire response will be retained on file for the duration of the staffing process.

Personal information is collected under the authority of subparagraph 9 (1)(a)(b) and paragraph 2 of the Employment Equity Act for the purpose of implementing employment equity. Your information will be used to validate staffing process requirements and for statistical purposes in accordance with the consent that you have provided.

5. Security status or clearance

All candidates hired at the CRA are subject to the security screening process and must meet the security requirements of the position, prior to receiving an offer of employment. Security is often verified at the end of a staffing process but it can also be done earlier to avoid delays.

The security screening process includes, as a minimum, verifying the candidate’s identity, employment and educational history, personal and professional references, a criminal records check, credit check and taking the candidate’s fingerprints.

A valid security status or clearance is a condition of employment; however, it does not constitute a guarantee of employment. If you do not have a valid CRA security status or clearance, the required security screening form(s) and instructions will be sent to you and should be completed as soon as possible to avoid delays.

6. Job opportunities open to Federal Public Service employees

As a separate employer of the Federal Public Service, the CRA is responsible for its own organizational classification and collective bargaining. Our pay scales and employee benefits may differ from those found in the rest of the public service. However, when a public servant accepts an offer of employment with the CRA, the CRA will recognize their years of service accrued and their leave credits accumulated during their public service career.

7. Job opportunities open to the General Public

Please note that we will only contact candidates who have been selected for further consideration. If you are considered further, we will notify you in writing of the next steps in the staffing process.

You will have to pay any expenses connected with the staffing process.

8. Education standards and credentials

Please visit the CRA minimum education standards page for more information on the education requirements for jobs in the CRA.

When candidates are asked to provide proof of their education credentials as part of their application, the following documents may be accepted: official course transcript; secondary school diploma; secondary school equivalence test (for example, General Education Development (GED); or degree, applied degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution.

9. Foreign education credentials and designations

Candidates with foreign education credentials must have their education confirmed by a recognized credential assessment service and provide proof of Canadian equivalency to the staffing board. For more information visit the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials.

Candidates with a foreign accounting designation must have their designation confirmed by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA).

Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate.

10. Remote work

Due to a number of identified risks, including but not limited to risks to information or assets, work must be performed within the geographical boundaries of Canada, unless on approved travel status.

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Date modified:: 2022-10-01

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