Canada’s framework for national security accountability underwent a major transformation with the creation of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency and the coming into force of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act alongside other parts of the recently passed Bill C-59. To fulfill its review mandate, the agency is now entitled to receive all information … Read more
Accelerating Accountability, the 2016–2017 annual report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, was tabled in Parliament. SIRC was satisfied that CSIS acted in accordance with the law in carrying out its mandate to investigate threats to the security of Canada. However, SIRC noted potential issues related to Charter rights when CSIS, without a warrant, obtains information … Read more
The 2015-2016 annual report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, entitled “Maintaining Momentum,” was tabled in Parliament. The report contains summaries of the nine reviews SIRC conducted for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2016, on issues ranging from CSIS’s investigation into foreign fighters to its data exploitation activities, as well as foreign and domestic partnerships. The report also includes SIRC’s first examination of CSIS’s … Read more
The annual report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee for the fiscal year 2014-2015 was tabled in Parliament. This report provides an annual assessment of the performance of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service through SIRC’s three core functions: certifying the CSIS Director’s annual report to the Minister of Public Safety; carrying out in-depth reviews of … Read more
The annual report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) for the 2013-2014 fiscal year was tabled in Parliament. This report provides an annual assessment of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s (CSIS) performance through SIRC’s three key activities—certification, reviews and complaints investigations. More information is available online. Call 613-990-4448.
The annual report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) for the 2012-2013 fiscal year was tabled in Parliament. SIRC's report found that, upon conclusion of its reviews and complaints investigations, overall, the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and its investigations on threats to Canada's national security respected the rule of law. … Read more
The Annual Report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee was tabled in Parliament by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB). The report presents SIRC’s key findings and recommendations from its reviews and complaints investigations of the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The full release is available online. … Read more
