The PSA's role is to support ministries in the implementation of the policy and to respond to any ongoing questions or issues.
A Position Screening Designation form ensures consistent implementation of the security screening policy. The Position Screening Designation form contains a step-by-step process for confirming security screening requirements. The form must be completed for any new positions and for any existing positions at the time there's a hiring action if a form isn't already on file with the PSA.
All approved designations are identified in PeopleSoft.
The Deputy Minister must approve all designated positions. Positions that have responsibilities that include one or more of the criteria specified in the Security Screening Policy (HR Policy 14) (PDF, 210KB) must be subject to a security screening check. There must be a defensible bonafide occupational requirement for a security screening check.
For more information on the specific criteria used for designating positions, refer to the Security Screening Policy and the Position Screening Designation form.
In employment law, a bonafide occupational requirement is a quality or an attribute that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on the hiring and retention of employees—qualities that, when considered in other contexts, would be considered discriminatory.
To be a bonafide occupational requirement, the hiring manager must consider the following questions:
A primary function is a responsibility or activity that would occur during the normal course of a person performing his or her duties. It's not a function of how much time is spent on any given activity.