Watchdog raps intelligence service over lack of reporting on possibly illegal acts
- The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may have violated the law by not fully reporting potentially illegal actions by its employees to the public safety minister, according to a 2024 watchdog report.
- The CSIS Act requires reporting any suspicions of employee legal violations to the minister, but CSIS has interpreted this as reporting only prosecutable incidents.
- In 2025, CSIS approved a memorandum expanding the interpretation of reporting requirements as stated in the CSIS Act.
- The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency expects CSIS to implement proper reporting and will continue monitoring compliance.
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Canada’s spy agency didn’t report potentially unlawful activity to feds: watchdog - National
CSIS is required to report any potentially unlawful or Charter non-compliant activity from employees to the public safety minister, but a watchdog says that hasn’t been happening.
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Watchdog raps intelligence service over lack of reporting on possibly illegal acts
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service may have run afoul of the law when it didn't fully inform the public safety minister about potentially
Canada’s spy agency didn’t report potentially unlawful activity to feds: watchdog
Canada’s domestic intelligence agency has failed to report their employees’ potentially unlawful activity and Charter violations, a newly-released watchdog report warns. Of the 22 instances in which the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) admitted “non-compliance” with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 2023-24, none were formally reported to the federal public safety minister. It is not publicly known what potential Charter violati…
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