Welcome to Capital Power’s New Hire site! This site contains information pertaining to receiving and accepting your offer letter, as well as information related to onboarding activities that must be completed once you are cleared for hire. Please navigate to the section of this site that is applicable to you.
Receiving and Accepting your Offer
Step 1 – Identification Verification
1.1 Immediately after signing your offer on our Careers Site, you will be asked to complete tasks to verify your identity. You’ll find these tasks when you log in to your Candidate Home account from our Careers Site. This information is required for background checks and/or payroll. The tasks will ask you to provide:
- Date of Birth
- Copy of a photo ID
- Copy of your social insurance card – In the absence of a SIN card, we will only accept Proof of Income Statement from the Canadian Revenue Agency. Please note that we require all numbers to be visible when uploading these details.
- If needed you can visit the CRA’s My Account website to retrieve your SIN Info
- If your SIN starts with a 9, please include a copy of your work permit/visa as part of your attachment
Step 2 – Background Checks and Pre-Employment Testing
2.1 After signing and submitting your offer and identification verification information, you will receive an email from Sterling Backcheck requesting you to complete an online form for your background check. Background checks may include the following depending on your role:
- Criminal Record Check
- Education Verification
- Credential Verification
- Credit Check
- References
2.2 If you are entering a safety sensitive position, you will be required to undergo pre-employment medical related testing based off your job requirements. Information related to your testing will be contained in your offer letter if applicable. After signing and submitting your offer and identification verification information you will receive details on how to book your pre-employment testing.
Completing your Onboarding Activities (Post Cleared for Hire)
Congratulations and welcome to the Capital Power team! To ensure we are fully ready for your arrival, please complete and/or review the tasks below by the date specified in your Cleared for hire email. If you are unable to complete this entire process, there will be a delay in your pay and benefits enrollment.
Step 1 – Payroll and Tax Information
1.1 Enter your direct deposit information, including uploading a void cheque, directly into Workday.
1.2 Your TD-1 information will be collected in Workday. Should you require TD-1 Worksheets for your personal use, please visit the CRA’s TD-1 Worksheet site.
Step 2 – Identification Badge
2.1 Email a photo to Security for your Employee ID Badge – Please provide a photo with the following specifications:
Step 3 – Workday Onboarding Activities
3.1 One week prior to your start date with Capital Power, you will be able to log into our Human Resources Information Systems, Workday. Here you can action on completing all your onboarding activities prior to your first day. If the onboarding activities aren’t completed by the end of your first week, you may experience a delay in your pay.
Step 4 – Review and Acknowledge the following Forms
4.1 Please review the following five Capital Power policies and documents. In Workday, during your onboarding tasks, acknowledge that you have read and understood the policies and documents.
Capital Power policies and documents:
- Alcohol & Drug Policy
- Health, Safety & Environment Policy
- Ethics Policy
- Records Management Policy
- Respectful Workplace Policy
- Standard Consent
4.2 Additional General Information is listed below: