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Attorney-General Directive to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada on terrorism investigations
Document Purpose: A letter from the former Minister of Public Safety (Blaney) to the RCMP Commissioner. Attached is a directive to the Director of the PPSC (from the then-AG, MacKay) to ensure that the PPSC works effectively with investigative…
Ministerial Direction to CSIS for Operations and Accountability (2015)
Analysis: Comparing the Old (2008) and New (2015) CSIS MD for Operations
With the passage of Bills C-44 and C-51 in 2015, new Ministerial Directions were issued to CSIS to set parameters for the use of its new powers.The old MD was titled…
Ministerial Direction for CSIS Operations (2008)
Ministerial direction on CSIS operations from 2008, superseded by the 2015 version.
Agreement between CSIS and the Security Intelligence Review Committee: Access to Certain Documents
Document Synopsis: “The Service initially declined to provide a copy of the 2014 Memorandum regarding a SIRC study that examined CSIS’s use of firearms in dangerous operating environments (DOEs). Following several bilateral discussions, the Service…
CSIS's Role in Interviewing Afghan Detainees
CSIS's review body, the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) conduct a review of CSIS's involvementin the interviewing of Afghan detainees during the Canadian Armed Forces mission to Afghanistan. SIRC noted two issues that warranted further…
CSIS Caveat on Documents Shared with Foreign Services
Document Synopsis: CSIS tells foreign agency that if they deem some form of legal action is warranted against a Canadian citizen present in their country, CSIS trusts that the individual will be treated fairly in accordance with international…
Memorandum of Understanding between CSIS and DFAIT (now GAC) (2007)
Document Purpose: Protocol between DFATD (GAC) and CSIS concerning cooperation re: consular cases involving Canadians detained abroad as part of a national security or terrorism-related case, with an objective to provide greater coordination and…
CSIS DDO Directive on Information Sharing with Agencies with Poor Human Rights Records (2008)
Document Purpose: Deputy Director of Operations (DDO) Directive on Information Sharing with Agencies with Poor Human Rights Records. This directive sets out the principles that guide CSIS’s actions in the sharing, seeking, and use of information from…
CSIS Ministerial Direction on Information Sharing (2009)
Document Purpose: Protocol for CSIS to share information with foreign agencies and governments.This document seems now to have been superseded by the 2011 ministerial direction on information-sharing.
CSIS memos re new Ministerial direction on CSIS Section 17 Liaison Arrangements w/ Foreign Govts
Document Purpose: Memo to get the Minister’s approval for the new Ministerial Directive which includes guidelines for managing CSIS’s foreign liaison arrangements (Dec. 2001). Prior to the MD guidelines, CSIS needed to consult with DFAIT/officially…