What do they check during the background (not criminal) check?

[icelandicpie]

My background check has been "processing" since December. My full timeline is in my signature, but long story short I haven't heard anything since I passed the medical exam last month. I'm just wondering what the background check entails. On myCIC they seem to have a separate category for criminal check (I submitted a clear police certificate and they didn't ask for my fingerprints/"they do not need fingerprints at this time")

Are they checking the different schools and volunteer groups I've been a part of for the past 10 years? My app is pretty straightforward, I grew up here so I'm wondering why it's taking so long and how they conduct background checks. Are they gonna contact my old middle/high school or university to confirm I was enrolled there, are they going to ask them to confirm what clubs/organizations I was a part on while in school? (that seems extreme, I don't even know if professors would remember that). I'm part of a few clubs right now in university and I listed them on the form, are they going to contact them as well? I listed that I travelled back home (to another province, to clarify) over the summer, because I had to account for any period of time, are they going to contact my family and ask them to confirm? How else would they get proof as I didn't fly internationally so no immigration/passport stamps?

 

[canuck78]

Mostly takes time for administrative reason. Lots of people applying. Would contact Icelandic security services, RCMP, etc

 

[icelandicpie]

That makes sense I guess (Lots of people applying) I was just curious because it seems like it's the step that's taking the longest time to process.
I actually haven't had to submit anything from Iceland, as I grew up here, I only had to submit a Canadian police certificate.

 

[canuck78]

The security request are done between government and organizations. You're not consulted. Canada also has to wait for other police/security services to get back to them. Most cases don't involve people who have lived in Canada all their lives.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My background check has been "processing" since December. My full timeline is in my signature, but long story short I haven't heard anything since I passed the medical exam last month. I'm just wondering what the background check entails. On myCIC they seem to have a separate category for criminal check (I submitted a clear police certificate and they didn't ask for my fingerprints/"they do not need fingerprints at this time")

Are they checking the different schools and volunteer groups I've been a part of for the past 10 years? My app is pretty straightforward, I grew up here so I'm wondering why it's taking so long and how they conduct background checks. Are they gonna contact my old middle/high school or university to confirm I was enrolled there, are they going to ask them to confirm what clubs/organizations I was a part on while in school? (that seems extreme, I don't even know if professors would remember that). I'm part of a few clubs right now in university and I listed them on the form, are they going to contact them as well? I listed that I travelled back home (to another province, to clarify) over the summer, because I had to account for any period of time, are they going to contact my family and ask them to confirm? How else would they get proof as I didn't fly internationally so no immigration/passport stamps?

Background checks involve security screening by intelligence agencies like CSIS, Interpol, agencies in your home country etc. Nothing to do with employment/volunteering.