Canadian Security Intelligence Service

CSIS Director to Testify About Transparency at Foreign Interference Inquiry

A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from national security officials on Feb. 1 as it looks for ways to be transparent about a highly sensitive subject. David ...

February 1, 2024BY The Canadian Press

Foreign Interference Inquiry to Probe Thorny Questions on Secrecy as Hearings Begin

A federal inquiry into foreign interference begins a week of hearings on Jan. 29 on the preliminary point ...

January 29, 2024BY The Canadian Press

Canada’s ‘Nimble’ Cyber Intelligence Is ‘Deepest of the 5 Eyes’: British Study

Commentary The world of espionage is indeed a murky one. Popular images usually involve a figure in a ...

December 13, 2023BY Phil Gurski

Mandatory Security Awareness Training Among Changes Since Arrest of Employee: RCMP

The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by ...

September 30, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Watchdog’s Relations With Spy Community ‘Particularly Strained’ Over Last Year

Newly released documents say the intelligence community's relationship with its key watchdog has been particularly strained over the ...

June 5, 2023BY The Canadian Press

CSIS Warns ‘Smart City’ Technology Can Open Door to Attacks, Foreign Interference

Canada's intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the ...

March 9, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Canada Can Learn From Australia on Addressing Foreign Interference, Experts Say

A former top public servant and a prominent national security researcher say Canada can look to Australia for ...

March 1, 2023BY The Canadian Press

CSIS Definition of Security Threat Irrelevant to Cabinet Decision, Ex-directors Say

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's interpretation of what constitutes a national security threat is not relevant when it ...

November 30, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Chief Electoral Officer Asked by MPs About Reports of China Funding at Least 11 Candidates

Canada’s chief electoral officer says he did not receive any reports of Beijing interfering with the 2019 federal ...

November 22, 2022BY Isaac Teo

Address Foreign Interference in ‘Meaningful Way’ or Lose Public Trust: Tory Senator

A Conservative senator says it's time Canada tackles the issue of foreign interference in a "meaningful way," for ...

March 30, 2022BY Isaac Teo

Judge Gives Canada‘s Spy Agency Go-ahead to Use New Overseas Investigative Powers

OTTAWA—For the first time, a federal judge has expressly granted Canada’s spy agency warrants to operate abroad even ...

July 15, 2021BY The Canadian Press

CSIS Mandate: Expand Scope to Allow Intel Gathering Abroad, Says Intelligence Expert

A court decision that nixed an effort by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to expand its scope in ...

February 9, 2021BY Shane Miller

Spy Chief Says China Is Bent on Stealing Canadian Secrets, Silencing Critics

OTTAWA—The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to ...

February 9, 2021BY The Canadian Press

Judge Denies CSIS Request to Collect Foreign Intelligence

OTTAWA—A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling ...

February 4, 2021BY The Canadian Press

CCP’s Operation Fox Hunt Is Targeting Chinese Diaspora in Canada, CSIS Warns

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses state security officials to threaten ...

November 10, 2020BY Andrew Chen

Protest Activity Under Microscope in Federal ‘Risk Forecast’ Analysis

Use of social media, the spread of "citizen journalism," and the involvement of young people are among the ...

March 19, 2015BY The Canadian Press