Basically when your Eligibility is approved that is when your security screening starts, provided you have been randomly selected for it. This is also reflected in the dates on the GCMS notes if they aren't redacted (like mine aren't..)
My notes are bit confusing. It's something like this in activity section:
08Jan Security - Not started
09Jan Medical - Passed
12Jan Criminality - Passed
28Jan Eligibility - Met
Security (hidden date and status)
26Apr Security screening - Not started
Security screening (hidden date and status, and this shows 3 times)
But when I go to notes I see that on 22Feb my file was sent to
Vienna office, where agent wrote
17Mar - This application was selected for EE VV program. Emails sent to verify bank statement, police certificates, work experience and university diploma. (I was like, I was selected for what
. I never found out what that means, EE maybe express entry, but what is VV)
26Apr - First referral initiated (again what
)
BG went in progress on mycic on 26th Apr.
Now I don't understand if they started my security screening from Ottawa office in January, or it was done from Vienna in April.