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HOW LONG WILL TAKE for Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)to
conduct National Security Check?

FROM WHERE WILL THEY TAKE INFORMATION? (from aplicant previous
contries of residence, or from international information agencies -
interpol....)

Be aware that the police certificates are not the same as this
National Security Check

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1. What is a Background Check?

Background check includes criminal (Police Clearance) and security
(National Security) checks.

2. What is a Police Clearance?

All adult applicants for immigration to Canada and ALL their
dependents, whether accompanying or not, are required to contact the
police or relevant authority of each country where they have lived for
six months or longer in the last ten years and obtain the necessary
police certificate or clearance stating that they do not have criminal
convictions.

3 What is a National Security Check?

A National Security check procedures identify persons seeking
admission who are, or have been, involved in espionage, subversion, or
terrorism.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) conducts a security
check on all applicants ten years of age and older. Security screening
procedures identify persons seeking admission who are, or have been,
involved in espionage, subversion, or terrorism. CSIS may require an
applicant to attend a security interview. Although applicants from
certain nationalities will have a greater likelihood of undergoing
security checks, information regarding the policies prompting security
checks is "classified information" and not available to the general
public.

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from http://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/eng/operat/ss_e.html

In 2000-2001, the Service processed 69,387 requests under the
Immigration Screening program (44,278 from within Canada and 25,109
from outside of Canada). The median turnaround time was 66 days for
requests from within Canada. In addition, 161,895 citizenship
application requests were processed in 2000-2001.