About organization security screening
Is your organization bidding on a Government of Canada or foreign government solicitation with security requirements? Whether a single-person consulting firm or a large corporation, your organization must be security screened through Public Services and Procurement Canada's Contract Security Program (CSP).
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Eligible organizations
The CSP provides security screening services to eligible organizations bidding or working on government contracts with security requirements.
These organizations must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
- have responded to a solicitation that will result in a federal contract with security requirements
- be awarded a contract with security requirements
- be awarded a subcontract with security requirements
- have signed or will sign a lease with security requirements
- be underrepresented footnote 1
- be involved in a multinational program
- be involved in special activities, meetings or projects, sponsored by foreign governments or organizations (for example, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
To be eligible for a security screening, organizations must also be formed or incorporated in Canada, physically located and registered to do business in Canada. These include:
- Canadian organizations that are legal entities such as
- corporations
- partnerships
- sole proprietors who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- Canadian public institutions (on a case-by-case basis only)
Different steps of the security screening process
- Organization getting sponsored for security screening
- Confirmation of the legitimacy and eligibility of the organization
- Security screening and appointment of a company security officer
- Security screening of 1 or more key senior officials, as required