CSIS 101
Core Mandate
- Investigate activities suspected of constituting threats to the security of Canada
- Advise the Government of these threats
- Take lawful measures to reduce threats to the security of Canada
Accountability
- Canadian Public
- Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Federal Court
- Attorney General of Canada
- National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
- Intelligence Commissioner
- National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
- Auditor General
- Privacy Commissioner
- Information Commissioner
- Commissioner of Official Languages
Partnerships
- Nearly 80 arrangements with domestic partners
- Over 300 arrangements with foreign partners in 150 countries and territories
Duties and Functions
- Investigate activities suspected of constituting threats to the security of Canada and report on these to the Government of Canada.
- Take measures to reduce threats if there are reasonable grounds to believe the activity constitutes a threat to the security of Canada.
- Provide security assessments on individuals who require access to classified information or sensitive sites within the Government of Canada.
- Provide security advice relevant to the exercise of the Citizenship Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Conduct foreign intelligence collection within Canada at the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister of National Defence.
Financial Reporting
Departmental Results
- CSIS obtains relevant information and intelligence to carry out its national security activities.
- CSIS intelligence informs government decisions and actions relating to Canada`s security and national interests.
- CSIS threat reduction measures diminish threats to the security and safety of Canada and Canadians.
- The assessments of the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre inform the Government of Canada`s decisions and actions relating to the terrorism threat.
Actual Expenditures
Long description of infographic : Actual expenditures
CSIS expenditures from 2014-2020
| 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries | $345,356,705 | $341,662,738 | $342,743,654 | $383,260,577 | $376,043,621 | $372,348,794 |
| Operating | $169,918,873 | $194,901,109 | $246,672,540 | $203,738,376 | $210,564,334 | $238,736,299 |
| Total | $515,275,578 | $536,563,847 | $589,416,194 | $586,998,953 | $586,607,955 | $611,085,093 |
Program Inventory
- Operational Program Management
- Regional Collection
- Operations Enablement
- Intelligence Assessment and Dissemination
- Security Screening
- Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre