The Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, issued the following statement regarding the CSIS 2020 Public Report released: “I am pleased to release the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Public Report for 2020, which was submitted to the Minister of Public Safety on March 31, 2021. The report provides an overview of the threats to … Read more
The Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, issued the following statement today regarding the publication of the CSIS Code of Conduct: “Protecting Canada’s national security and that of its citizens is a critical job – and how we conduct ourselves and interact in the workplace is just as important. Today we mark … Read more
The Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, issued a statement: “Today, the Federal Court released a public decision finding that institutional failings by CSIS and the Department of Justice led to CSIS having failed in fulfilling its duty of candour obligations to the Court. I take the Court’s findings very seriously and am … Read more
The Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service issued a joint statement: “COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our country and the world. This uncertain environment is ripe for exploitation by threat actors seeking to advance their own interests […] With regards to the specific threats, the Cyber Centre has assessed that the … Read more
Recently the RCMP announced the presence of hazardous substances found in one of their former training facilities, located in Kemptville, Ontario between 1988 and its closure in 2005. The hazardous substances identified include friable asbestos, building materials containing silica, lead in peeling paint, unsafe levels of lead, E. coli and coliform bacteria in the potable water, … Read more
David Vigneault, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, sent the following letter to the editor of the Toronto Star: “I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to the portrayal of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in the opinion piece written by Nader R. Hasan and Anver Emon, What to do if CSIS comes knocking, that … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) tabled the Security Intelligence Review Committee Annual 2017-2018 Report entitled Building for Tomorrow: The Future of Security Intelligence Accountability in Canada in the House of Commons. Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, issued the following statement: “CSIS recognizes the importance of independent review in maintaining trust in Canada’s national … Read more
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, released the following statement: “I am announcing today that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, with the help of a mediator, negotiated a settlement to the civil litigation introduced by Service employees in Federal Court in July 2017. The settlement is in the best interest of all … Read more
The Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, released the following statement regarding the public release of an internal report on the CSIS Toronto regional office workplace: “As a result of a harassment investigation and its findings in our Toronto Region office, CSIS engaged the services of an independent third party to undertake … Read more
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, issued the following statement: “In our current threat environment, national security and intelligence issues are often at the forefront of public discussion. Canadians rightly want to ensure that their security and intelligence agencies are doing everything they can to protect their country, and doing so in … Read more
