There was one phone call and then skype interview. After that extensive background check. And when it was approved, at least 2 employment reference check. After all that employment package will be sent to you.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Compugen (Calgary, AB) in June 2012
Interview
Was called by Compugen because they found my resume on monster.ca. Was a standard phone interview about the resume followed by setting up a 1 on 1 with the supervisors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very standard questions for an interview. Proccess was very friendly and organized well.