Deemed abandonment of complaint against a government department for denial of security clearance resulting rescinded job offer

The Complainant alleged that, after being offered employment by a Government of Canada department conditional upon obtaining a Reliability and Secret clearance, they were denied said clearance because of a residency issue. The Complainant alleged that this was an inaccurate application of clearance policies, and that the employment offer was rescinded after the Complainant indicated that they would pursue the matter further. 

NSIRA found the complaint to be deemed abandoned according to Rule 15.02 of NSIRA’s Rules of Procedure, following its reasonable attempts to communicate with the Complainant who refrained from participating in the process.