Federal regulations require the Canadian National Railway Company to conduct a series of background checks as well as random testing for drugs and alcohol. Are you able to meet these requirements?

Due to the sensitive nature of rail transport, you will need to be able to pass drug and alcohol tests, as well as a criminal background check. Keep your answer straightforward. If you have nothing to hide and are fully eligible to work for the Canadian National Railway Company, communicate this. If you do have some marks and are hoping they'll be missed, this will exhibit a lack of integrity when they find them. It is always best to be honest up front and save them the expense of performing a background check that will ultimately reveal you weren't forthright to begin with.