The Directive specifies that international exchange of information and intelligence is vital to safeguarding Canada's national security and public safety. In that context, however, the Service may be required to deal with foreign governments and…
To state the principles and directives governing the approval process for an initial request, renewal, upgrade, downgrade or a termination of a targeting level pursuant to the CSIS Act. Targets can be persons, groups or organizations, and issues or…
Description: CSIS and GAC have developed an enhanced consultation mechanism (ECM) regarding consultation related to threat reduction activities (TRA) pursuant to s.12.1 of the CSIS Act (the new powers added by bill C-51).
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…