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14.
Security screening interviews
to
obtain additional information (for all
streams)
If
officers do not have enough infonnation
to
establish reasonable grounds to believe that an
individual
is
inadmissible under section(s) 34,
35
and/or 37 ofIRPA, officers may conduct
an interview to obtain additional infonnation.
Note:
For additional infonnation on conducting interviews, please refer to Appendix E
of
this manual chapter.
14.1
Consulting
and
inviting
partners
to interviews
Screening partners may be invited
to
participate
in
interviews,
if
visa officers consider
it
appropriate and where there is partner interest and availability.
It
is
important
to note
that
when
a
partner
agency assists in conducting
an
interview,
the
visa officer should
remain
the
lead
during
the
interview.
The role
of
a partner agency in a joint interview
is
to provide the examining officer with
timely verbal advice regarding national security
or
organized criminality. Visa officers
should always take the lead and are solely responsible for conducting the interview and for
taking notes. Section 16(
I)
ofIRP
A requires applicants to answer truthfully to questions
directly related to the immigration process. This may not
be
the case
if
questions are asked
by a partner agency during
an
immigration interview.
For
guidance on the application
of
section
16
of
IRP
A,
officers should refer to ENF
2,
Evaluating Inadmissibility, section I
1.2
and the Operational Bulletin: CBSA
OB
PRG-
2013-37: "Coming into Force
of
Bill C-43
Obligations for certain persons making an
application under the
Immigration
and
Refugee Protection
Act
(IRPA)."
15.
Screening results returned to IRCC (for all streams)
IS.1
Inadmissibility recommendations (CBSA)
For cases that the NSSD received via GCMS, the inadmissibility recommendation will be
provided through GCMS (this applies
to
record checks as well as
to
comprehensive checks).
Once the NSSD has completed research and analysis with respect
to
a particular case,
an
admissibility recommendation
is
prepared and returned to the appropriate visa office or
IRCC inland office as the case may be.
Favourable:
A "Favourable" recommendation applies
in
circumstances where the NSSD and/or
screening partners are
of
the opinion that there are insufficient reasonable grounds
to
believe the applicant
is
inadmissible pursuant to section(s) 34,
35
and/or 37 ofIRPA.
Non-Favourable:
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A "Non-Favourable" recommendation applies in circumstances where the NSSD and/or
screening partners are
of
the opinion that there are sufficient reasonable grounds to believe
the applicant is inadmissible pursuant
to
section(s) 34,
35
and/or 37 ofIRPA.
"Non-Favourable" also applies when a case
is
referred within the validity period
of
a
previous inadmissible assessment.
Inconclusive Findings:
An "Inconclusive Finding" recommendation applies in the following situations:
•
anytime that the NSSD and/or screening partners are unable
to
complete the assessment
of
a case because the visa office or the applicant did not provide sufficient information
when further details were requested.
No
Recommendation
Required:
The "No Recommendation Required" recommendation applies
in
the following situations:
•
the application
was
withdrawn
or
cancelled;
•
IRCC made a final determination prior to the completion
of
security screening;
•
the case
is
a duplicate referral
or
was referred
in
error;
•
the applicant underwent security screening previously and the case was referred
within the validity period
of
a recommendation that was initially "Favourable"; or,
•
the applicant
is
under the age
of
18,
unless special circumstances that require
screening exist (i.e. the officer suspects that the child was a former child soldier) .
16. Admissibility determination (IRCC)
The delegation
of
authority to issue a temporary
or
permanent resident visa rests with IRCC
officers.
If
an lRCC officer reviews
an
inadmissibility recommendation provided by the
CBSA and does not agree with the assessment, the officer should proceed as outlined
in
section
17
below.
In
cases
where
a
temporary
or
permanent
resident visa
is
issued despite a non-
favourable
recommendation,
If
the non-favourable recommendation provided by the CBSA includes information that was
provided by
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IRCC officers should also advise Client Liaison, Security Screening
Branch, CSIS via.
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