Apply for a Transportation Security Clearance

The application process

This is how we’ll process your application for a Transportation Security Clearance:

Step 1

  • Complete a Transportation Security Clearance application and submit it online
  • Save your progress to avoid losing your data, especially when you get to the summary section
  • Review all your details before you submit! If we find errors after you submit, you'll have to restart the process
  • Follow the "Next steps" listed in your confirmation email. Watch for an email from no-reply-ne-pas-respondre.TSC-HST@tc.gc.ca

Step 2

Bring all your supporting documents (only originals or certified true copies will be accepted) and all out-of-country documents (if applicable) to your enrolment site or Pass Control Office. They will confirm your identity and make sure your digital application is complete, before sending it to Transport Canada.

Step 3

Transport Canada works with the RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to do:

  • a criminal record check
  • a check of law enforcement agency files (this includes intelligence gathered for law enforcement)
  • a CSIS indices check, and a CSIS security assessment (if needed)
  • a check on your immigration and citizenship status (if applicable)

Step 4

Transport Canada grants security clearances based on the information you include in your application, your documentation and the information found through background checks.

Once our evaluation is completed and there are no concerns, Transport Canada will grant the security clearance and will notify the appropriate Pass Control Office or Enrolment Site.