Government Operations committee  I've given this some thought, and right now that won't work, just because the system is so convoluted that you can't have one person who knows how to navigate the whole system. It would help, but it's not enough right now.

Government Operations committee  Yes. I ran into that with some of my applications as well. I know that in the Coast Guard there was a requirement for marine radio communications. I had advanced comms in the military but that didn't really apply. For most of the credentials that I ran into, they were on techni

Government Operations committee  Honestly, I think the PSC needs to have more teeth to mandate the hiring managers to have flexibility when converting these skills. It should be up to the hiring manager's discretion to say, “Yes, you know what? We'll find a place. We'll find a system that works for this, because

Government Operations committee  I'm still waiting on an offer letter. It's been four weeks, so I don't know exactly when I'll start. I got that application on January 7, so it's been six months. I've been in the priority system for a year. I've consistently applied to every opportunity that came by my desk, and

Government Operations committee  I got the same advice from the Public Service Commission. Why would you want a job where they don't want you?

Government Operations committee  Having recently gone through this process, I did get to an application. I did not understand why it was rejected. It turns out there were some wording issues in one part of the response. My first course of action in the rejection letter was to go to the Public Service Commission.

Government Operations committee  I was connected with Veterans Affairs through the veterans in the public service unit. They were the ones that eventually reviewed my submission and told me how I was going to improve it next time. It wasn't the Public Service Commission, it wasn't DND, and it wasn't the hiring m

Government Operations committee  Right now, the onus is on the members to find the help they need and to get their applications through. If you can't advocate for yourself, you'll fail in this system. There is no way to do it. If I weren't adamant and kept turning over every rock, I would not succeed.

Government Operations committee  It's been a long understood issue with regard to moving your family around with the military. It's always hard to find employment for your spouses. When the member, who is the breadwinner in the family, is transitioning, it makes that even harder. There was the METSpouse program

Government Operations committee  Yes, I was also told through the SCAN seminars. There was quite a period of time between the SCAN seminar and when I actually activated my priority. I had to go back and find out where to get that activation. I didn't anticipate it taking so long to get through even that process.

Government Operations committee  I can speak to that—

Government Operations committee  I could add some personal experience. I applied to over 26 positions, 12 of which were with the DFO and Coast Guard, both of which you would think would be a pretty good transition. I was told in a phone conversation—not in writing—that I should not be applying for jobs above the

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Chair. I served 10 years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer and intelligence operator. I served in Afghanistan in Operation Athena in 2009, and I was medically released in 2017. I am fortunate to have maintained my faculties through ongoing rehab and th