Tenant screening

[Laura Hamilton]

Few interesting situations with prospective tenants:

We have a nice lady who is coming to see our rental property. However she is Canadian citizen and I wonder how would we do credit check for her? She is in a managerial position in her employment (started a month ago), and although I'd prefer longer current employment history, having a managerial level job gives me a more reliable feeling about her. Saw her previous work history (Canada based work history) on her linkedin page and it looked impressive. 

We also have a active military couple (husband in military, wife works somewhere else) who sound good too. I understand that with active military we have to accept that they are allowed to break a lease in case they get deployed. Q: As they have a husky dog, which means in the end of the lease there might be (hopefully not of course) some repairs to be done, is there any specific rules with active military regarding security deposits? 

Thirdly we have a couple whose still considering our place as we asked a holding fee/ deposit (would get rolled as part of their security deposit once they move in) which I guess made them unsure. But we would have needed to wait 3 weeks for the lease to start, so honestly speaking I'm glad we asked for a holding fee, whatever they decide to do. 

Any advice for the Canadian credit check or security deposit rules for active military?

Thanks,

Laura