What is the next step??
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I don‘t think your question is specific enough to receive a useful answer.
There are so many factors that can determine how fast/slow your application is handled.
As for what the next step is "once an application is opened and the requested trade is open...", it depends on what you mean by "once an application is opened".
Did you simply walk in and hand in an application?
Have you completed some or all of your testing?
Are you already merit listed?
Basicaly the next step depends on what step you‘re on now.
There are so many factors that can determine how fast/slow your application is handled.
As for what the next step is "once an application is opened and the requested trade is open...", it depends on what you mean by "once an application is opened".
Did you simply walk in and hand in an application?
Have you completed some or all of your testing?
Are you already merit listed?
Basicaly the next step depends on what step you‘re on now.
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Thanks Graham. I had my application reopened recently and my trade, like I said, is now open. Last year I did my medical and app test. All went well but..since the trade was not open at the time I did not have and interview or fit test. I have been waiting. Sorry..I don‘t know what a merit list is???
Thanks for the reply!!
Thanks for the reply!!
If you did your medical more than six months ago you‘ll have to do a new one. You should just call the CFRC (do you have a file manager?) and tell them the same thing you told us here. They‘ll know what to do. Don‘t count on them phoning you. If you don‘t call they might just assume that you are no longer interested.
I re-iterate.... Phone the CFRC and that‘ll get the ball rolling.
I re-iterate.... Phone the CFRC and that‘ll get the ball rolling.
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Well, they should have indicated what the next step was going to be when you reopened your file, but I know sometimes they can be less than specific if you don‘t ask a lot of questions.
They will probably be in contact with you to schedual you for any testing they may require of you, but if you want to speed things up, the best thing to do is to call and ask if you can be schedualed for your stuff ASAP.
You will need your interview and fitness testing done AT LEAST, and you will likely need to update your medical and possibly even the CFAT if your file has been closed for a year.
So knowing that your trade of choice is open now, there‘s no better time to call in and find out whats going on.
If you‘re unsure what to say, just say something like "I‘ve reopened my file, but I haven‘t heard anything back and I was wondering if I needed to be schedualed for any testing or an interview?"
If you do require testing, they will probably not say "you‘re just going to have to wait until we call" or anything like that, they will almost certainly schedual you for whatever you need while they have your file open in front of them, and you on the phone.
At worst, they may give you some reason why there seems to be a delay, but then at least you‘ll know what the reason is and won‘t be sitting around wondering about it.
The merit list is basically where candidates are selected from. You get placed on the list after all your testing/interview is completed, and the file is reviewed in Borden. You are assigned a merit score based on all the information they have about you, and they select from the top of the list down for each trade.
At least for Regular Force, that was the general rundown I was given, Reserves may be a little different (if you‘re Reserves, I dont know).
They will probably be in contact with you to schedual you for any testing they may require of you, but if you want to speed things up, the best thing to do is to call and ask if you can be schedualed for your stuff ASAP.
You will need your interview and fitness testing done AT LEAST, and you will likely need to update your medical and possibly even the CFAT if your file has been closed for a year.
So knowing that your trade of choice is open now, there‘s no better time to call in and find out whats going on.
If you‘re unsure what to say, just say something like "I‘ve reopened my file, but I haven‘t heard anything back and I was wondering if I needed to be schedualed for any testing or an interview?"
If you do require testing, they will probably not say "you‘re just going to have to wait until we call" or anything like that, they will almost certainly schedual you for whatever you need while they have your file open in front of them, and you on the phone.
At worst, they may give you some reason why there seems to be a delay, but then at least you‘ll know what the reason is and won‘t be sitting around wondering about it.
The merit list is basically where candidates are selected from. You get placed on the list after all your testing/interview is completed, and the file is reviewed in Borden. You are assigned a merit score based on all the information they have about you, and they select from the top of the list down for each trade.
At least for Regular Force, that was the general rundown I was given, Reserves may be a little different (if you‘re Reserves, I dont know).
You won‘t need to redo your CFAT. You said you didn‘t do the interview or PT test. So obviously you will do those this time. You will need to redo your interview (interviews and PT tests are good for 6 months). Also, you will likely have to re-submit your reference letters since those are supposedly only good for 6 months as well.
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