{"id":14039,"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-the-department-of-national-defence-for-denial-of-top-secret-security-clearance-and-revocation-of-reliability-status\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:09:39","slug":"allegations-against-the-department-of-national-defence-for-denial-of-top-secret-security-clearance-and-revocation-of-reliability-status","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/fr\/investigations\/resumes-denquete\/allegations-refus-accorder-habilitation-securite-tres-secret-revocation-cote-fiabilite-visant-ministere-defense-nationale\/","title":{"rendered":"All\u00e9gations de refus d\u2019accorder une habilitation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 Tr\u00e8s secret et de r\u00e9vocation d\u2019une cote de fiabilit\u00e9 visant le minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense nationale"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"gm3ff54c7\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gm3ff54c7 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gm7d2e0a\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm7d2e0a gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><div id=\"section-gm7d2e0a\" class=\"section-gm7d2e0a gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All\u00e9gations de refus d\u2019accorder une habilitation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 Tr\u00e8s secret et de r\u00e9vocation d\u2019une cote de fiabilit\u00e9 visant le minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense nationale <\/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\">Dossier de l\u2019OSSNR:<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"nsira-file-data\">07-404-30<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \n\n\n\n<p>Le plaignant a all\u00e9gu\u00e9 qu\u2019en raison de la nature de la divulgation volontaire qu\u2019il a faite lors des entrevues de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, on avait refus\u00e9 de lui accorder une habilitation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 Tr\u00e8s secret et r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 sa cote de fiabilit\u00e9, ce qui aurait men\u00e9 \u00e0 sa lib\u00e9ration des Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes. L\u2019OSSNR a conclu qu\u2019il n\u2019avait pas la comp\u00e9tence requise pour formuler des constatations ou des recommandations concernant la cote de fiabilit\u00e9. Il n\u2019a pris en compte que les \u00e9l\u00e9ments concernant la d\u00e9cision relative \u00e0 l\u2019habilitation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le plaignant a all\u00e9gu\u00e9 que la d\u00e9cision du Vice-Chef d\u2019\u00e9tat-major de la d\u00e9fense (VCEMD) concernant son habilitation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e9tait lacunaire pour plusieurs raisons : l\u2019orientation sexuelle du plaignant aurait influ\u00e9 sur la d\u00e9cision du VCEMD; le VCEMD n\u2019aurait pas pris en compte la situation du plaignant sur le plan de la sant\u00e9 mentale et ne se serait pas enquis d\u2019un lien avec la sant\u00e9 mentale, ce qui aurait pu donner lieu \u00e0 des mesures d\u2019adaptation; la d\u00e9cision ne r\u00e9pondait pas aux normes applicables au filtrage de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du MDN; la d\u00e9cision ne tenait pas compte de la recommandation formul\u00e9e par le commandant du plaignant; et le d\u00e9cideur n\u2019a pas reconnu comme \u00e9tant admissibles un certain nombre de consid\u00e9rations qui auraient pu att\u00e9nuer la gravit\u00e9 de l\u2019information d\u00e9favorable ayant trait au plaignant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019OSSNR a jug\u00e9 que les all\u00e9gations du plaignant \u00e9taient non fond\u00e9es. De fait, l\u2019OSSNR a conclu que la d\u00e9cision du VCEMD ne s\u2019appuyait pas sur une appr\u00e9hension ou une perception \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard de la sexualit\u00e9 ou de l\u2019orientation sexuelle du plaignant; qu\u2019en l\u2019instance, l\u2019obligation de prendre des mesures d\u2019adaptation n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mise en jeu dans la d\u00e9cision du VCEMD fond\u00e9e sur l\u2019all\u00e9gation du plaignant concernant sa sant\u00e9 mentale; qu\u2019\u00e9taient non fond\u00e9es les all\u00e9gations selon lesquelles le VCEMD n\u2019aurait pas respect\u00e9 les normes en mati\u00e8re de filtrage de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et que le MDN n\u2019aurait pas convenablement examin\u00e9 les circonstances de l\u2019esp\u00e8ce; que l\u2019affirmation selon laquelle la d\u00e9cision du VCEMD \u00e9tait inappropri\u00e9e \u2013 au motif qu\u2019elle n\u2019allait pas dans le sens de la recommandation du commandant du plaignant \u2013 \u00e9tait non fond\u00e9e; et que les autres all\u00e9gations du plaignant, notamment celles ayant trait aux consid\u00e9rations ayant pu att\u00e9nuer la gravit\u00e9 des informations qui lui \u00e9taient d\u00e9favorables n\u2019ont ni s\u00e9par\u00e9ment ni collectivement rendu la d\u00e9cision d\u00e9raisonnable. Enfin, l\u2019OSSNR n\u2019a constat\u00e9 aucune atteinte au principe d\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9 proc\u00e9durale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toutefois, l\u2019OSSNR a remarqu\u00e9 que certaines informations att\u00e9nuantes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 exclues de l\u2019\u00e9valuation de la menace et des risques (EMR) pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e au d\u00e9cideur. Ainsi, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 recommand\u00e9 que cette pratique soit rectifi\u00e9e d\u00e8s que possible. 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