{"id":14045,"date":"2026-01-09T14:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/investigations\/investigation-summaries\/allegations-against-cse-for-breach-of-consent-and-procedural-fairness-as-part-of-security-screening-and-hiring-processes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:32:33","slug":"allegations-against-cse-for-breach-of-consent-and-procedural-fairness-as-part-of-security-screening-and-hiring-processes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/en\/investigations\/investigation-summaries\/allegations-against-cse-for-breach-of-consent-and-procedural-fairness-as-part-of-security-screening-and-hiring-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegations against CSE for breach of consent and procedural fairness as part of security screening and hiring processes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"gm61b5b31\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm61b5b31 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gmfa665b\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmfa665b gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gmfa665b\" class=\"section-gmfa665b gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allegations against CSE for breach of consent and procedural fairness as part of security screening and hiring processes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--  \n * Locate code in WPCode Snippets - title:  Investigations Summaries - NSIRA number from tags\n * Shortcode: [nsira_files]\n * Description: Extracts tags following the pattern '00-00' or '00-00-00' \n * and displays them with the \"NSIRA file:\" label.\n-->\n\r\n    <style>\r\n        .nsira-file-inline {\r\n            margin: 15px 0;\r\n            font-family: inherit; \/* Uses your theme's existing font *\/\r\n            line-height: 1.6;\r\n        }\r\n        .nsira-file-label {\r\n            font-weight: 700;    \/* Bold \"NSIRA file:\" *\/\r\n            color: #333;\r\n            display: block;      \/* Label stays on its own line *\/\r\n            margin-bottom: 2px;\r\n        }\r\n        .nsira-file-data {\r\n            color: #000;\r\n            display: block;      \/* Numbers appear on the line below the label *\/\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"nsira-file-inline\">\r\n        <span class=\"nsira-file-label\">NSIRA file:<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"nsira-file-data\">07-406-04<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \n\n\n\n<p>The Complainant alleged that, as part of their security screening and hiring processes at CSE, CSE breached their consent and procedural fairness; squandered government resources; failed to use approved security screening tools that have been approved by TBS and undergone the required Privacy Impact Assessment; received verbal disclosures or slander from the Complainant\u2019s former employer regarding their character; harassed them; denied them a security clearance; and cited suitability concerns as a technique to circumvent NSIRA\u2019s jurisdiction under section\u202f18 of the NSIRA Act with respect to complaints related to denials of security clearances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSIRA concluded that the Complainant\u2019s first allegation that CSE had breached their consent, and more specifically that CSE improperly used information the Complainant&nbsp;disclosed&nbsp;during their security interview for human resources and suitability purposes, was supported.&nbsp;The consent form signed by the Complainant in preparation for the security interview only contemplated the collection of information for the purpose of obtaining a security clearance. The evidence before NSIRA revealed that the Complainant was not advised prior to the security interview that the information collected could have been&nbsp;subsequently&nbsp;used for other purposes, including to assess their suitability for employment.&nbsp;Accordingly, NSIRA found that CSE had not&nbsp;complied with&nbsp;section\u202f7 of the&nbsp;<em>Privacy Act<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With respect to the Complainant\u2019s remaining allegations against CSE, NSIRA found that they were unsubstantiated&nbsp;by the evidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its Final Report, NSIRA issued two recommendations:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>That CSE review the consent form that is presented to and signed by candidates prior to a security interview as part of the security screening process, and amend&nbsp;it accordingly;&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>That CSE consider undertaking a Privacy Impact Assessment of its security interview questionnaire if one has not been conducted yet.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7790,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nsira-subpages.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[],"tags":[153,69,78,86],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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