We are working with the Correctional Service of Canada on recruitment. We have had a major recruitment problem in recent years because it was poorly defined.
There is an aspect that needs to be protected. When we open the staffing process for correctional officers to the public, we need to make sure that we will not aid in the infiltration of gangs or people without sufficient security clearance or reliability to be in an institution. In a meeting with CSC, we said that there still needs to be criteria.
Personally, when I was hired 25 years ago, my fingerprints were taken. My file and my past were checked, but that costs a lot. But what is the cost when we have hired someone and need to let them go right away? We often tell the employer that the people they hire subsequently become our members.