Other – General Application

The Communications Security Establishment is committed to protecting the privacy rights of individuals, including safeguarding the personal information you provide voluntarily.

The information you provide on this form is collected under the Financial Administration Act for the administration of recruitment and staffing activities, for statistical purposes and may be disclosed to the CSE’s Corporate Security to initiate the Personal Security Screening process, as per the Personal Information Bank PSU 917. Failure to provide this personal information may result in your application not being considered for employment opportunities at CSE. Your personal information is protected under the Privacy Act, which gives individuals the right to access and correct their personal information as required. It will be retained in the Personal Information Bank PSU 911 and PSE 902 and it will be used, disclosed and retained in accordance with the conditions listed therein. For more information, please consult CSE's transparency section on our website.

Please ensure information you provide is free of third party personal information and references to your social insurance number.

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To apply to this position, please complete the form below. The asterisk (*) denotes mandatory fields.

Application For

Specify which job type you wish to apply for: *

What is your level of expertise in the job type you have applied for? *

General Profile

Legal First name *

Preferred First name

Middle name

Last name *

E-mail address *

Preferred telephone number *

Preferred telephone type *

Preferred telephone ext.

Secondary telephone number

Secondary telephone type

Secondary telephone ext.

Country *

Address *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

Province *

Province/State *

State *

Postal code *

Zip code *

Postal code/Zip code *

If you are currently residing outside of the National Capital Region, are you willing to relocate to Ottawa? (Please note that all positions are located in Ottawa.) *

Are you currently or have you ever been employed by CSE? *

What led you to this job opportunity? *

Select the specific Career Fair: *

Select the specific Competition / Conference: *

Select the specific Information Session: *

Select the specific Conference: *

Select the specific Social Media Source: *

Select the specific University / College: *

Select the specific Networking Event: *

State your minimum acceptable salary expectations: *

Security and Suitability

Please select the closest city to you for potential assessment purposes *

Are you a Canadian citizen? (Please note that you must be a Canadian citizen for employment.) *

In the last 10 years, how many years have you resided in Canada? *

To meet CSE’s security clearance requirements, your time residing outside of Canada must fall within the following criteria:

I was outside of Canada on official Government of Canada business/duties (i.e., Government of Canada, Canadian Armed Forces, etc.).
I was outside of Canada as a minor, under the age of 18, residing with my parents while they were on official Government of Canada business/duties.
I was outside of Canada as a minor, under the age of 18, residing with my parents or other family members for 4 years or less (for reasons other than official Government of Canada business/duties).
I was outside of Canada for 4 years or less in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, a NATO country, or other allied countries studying in college/university.
I was outside of Canada for 1 year or less to care for an immediate family member.

The above criteria accounts for *

Please note: during CSE's recruitment process you will be required to provide details of past and current verifiable addresses, contacts, source of income, etc.

What criteria applies to your time residing outside of Canada? (Select all that apply.) *

I was outside of Canada on official Government of Canada business/duties
(i.e., Government of Canada, Canadian Armed Forces, etc.).

I was outside of Canada as a minor, under the age of 18, residing with my parents while
they were on official Government of Canada business/duties.

I was outside of Canada as a minor, under the age of 18, residing with my parents or other family members for 4 years or less
(for reasons other than official Government of Canada business/duties).

I was outside of Canada for 4 years or less in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, a NATO country, or other allied countries studying in college/university.

I was outside of Canada for 1 year or less to care for an immediate family member.

Please provide a short summary of your time outside Canada including purpose, dates, cities and countries (i.e., I was a minor living with my parents on military deployment in London, England from March 2019 to September 2021). *

Are you now or have you ever been a citizen of a country other than Canada? *

Indicate the country: *

You were a citizen of that country by: *

What level of security clearance do you hold or have you held? *

Do you have any concerns about the CSE Mandate or working in a high security environment? *

or working in a high security environment? *

Have you ever been convicted of a crime for which you were imprisoned for a term of more than a year? *

You must abstain from illegal drug use (or misuse of prescription drugs) for at least one year ahead of applying to CSE, and at any time during the assessment and clearance process. Any illegal drug use (for example, cocaine, MDMA/Ecstasy, magic mushrooms, etc.) within this timeframe will result in your application being discontinued.

Misuse of prescription drugs means taking a medication in a manner or dose other than prescribed; taking someone else’s prescribed medication, and/or providing prescription drugs to others.

Have you used illegal drugs within the last year? *

Have you misused prescription drugs within the last year? *

Education

Indicate the highest level of education you have achieved.

Select the country of your post-secondary institution (if attended or currently enrolled): *

Select name of Canadian post-secondary institution: *

Select name of US post-secondary institution: *

Select name of International post-secondary institution: *

Indicate the graduation year of your post-secondary studies (if attended or currently enrolled): *

Indicate the graduation month of your post-secondary studies: *

Area of concentration for post-secondary studies:

Languages

What is your first official language? (The language with which you have a primary personal identification and are generally more proficient.) *

Based on your own self-assessment, what is your level of proficiency in English? *

For additional information regarding general second official languages qualifications, please click here.

Based on your own self-assessment, what is your level of proficiency in French? *

For additional information regarding general second official languages qualifications, please click here.

Which official language do you wish to use in any correspondence? *

Please identify the foreign language in which you have the highest comprehension. *

Using the definition chart below, rate your ORAL (spoken) comprehension level for the foreign language identified: *

Oral definition chart

Low - Comprehension of some words and very simple sentences.
Moderate - Sustain a conversation on concrete topics and provide factual descriptions and explanations.
High - Discuss hypothetical and conditional ideas, gives opinions, advices or makes presentations.

Using the definition chart below, rate your READING comprehension level for the foreign language identified: *

Reading definition chart

Low - Comprehension of some words and very simple sentences.
Moderate - Grasp the main idea of texts and distinguish main from subsidiary ideas.
High - Specialized or less familiar material can be read with good comprehension in order to extract details for action or interpretation.

Employment Equity

Recruitment to CSE is based on the principles of Merit and Employment Equity. Your voluntary response to the questions below will assist us in determining whether CSE is becoming a more representative workforce.

Gender:

If by colour or race you are a member of a visible minority group, please specify the group that best describes your origin:

If you are a person with a disability, please specify:

If you are an Indigenous person of Canada, please specify the group to which you belong:

Cover letter and resume

Copy and paste your cover letter: *

Copy and paste your resume: *

CSE HIRING AND SECURITY PROCESS

Please note that your responses will be used as part of the Communications Security Establishment screening process, which involves competency-based assessments, a security interview, a polygraph test, a psychological assessment, and a background investigation covering a minimum of your last 10 years history, including credit and financial verifications, illegal drugs and misuse of prescription drugs, and any criminal convictions for which you were imprisoned for a term of more than a year. The entire selection process may take over a year. Please be advised that any false or incorrect information in your application will render your application void. We suggest that you review our hiring and security process carefully before submitting your application.

I have read and understood the CSE hiring and security process outlined above. *

Yes

CSE is a separate organization and is not subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). The organization has its own values-based staffing regime and as such has the flexibility to determine qualifications for positions and how these qualifications will be assessed in a selection process.

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