Communications Security Establishment Canada releases annual report for 2024 to 2025

From: Communications Security Establishment Canada

News release

Ottawa, Ontario – June 27, 2025

Today, the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) released its unclassified Annual Report for 2024 to 2025. The report contains an overview of activities conducted by CSE and its Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) from 2024 to 2025. Highlights include:

  • defending Canada from hostile state activity and advancing the country’s strategic, economic, security, defence and foreign policy interests
  • working with domestic and international partners to support Arctic security and sovereignty
  • supporting the Joint Operational Intelligence Cell (JOIC) to strengthen border security and implement the Border Action Plan
  • contributing threat intelligence and guidance to the Government of Canada’s newly released National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS)
  • providing foreign signals intelligence and cyber security expertise to defend Canada’s critical infrastructure and build national cyber resilience
  • launching the CSE Artificial Intelligence Strategy to advance and support CSE’s mission
  • supporting independent oversight and the work of CSE’s external review bodies
  • building a strong, diverse and healthy workforce at all levels in the organization

Quotes

"The government’s investment in CSE reflects the importance of CSE’s mandate and the organization’s impact on the national landscape. CSE has a strong history of delivering on what matters most: protecting Canadians and safeguarding Canada. As the cyber threat landscape and defence of Canada continue to evolve, the government is committed to ensuring that CSE can continue to help protect Canadians, its prosperity, sovereignty and support Canada’s intelligence priorities."

- The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence

"National security is a team sport, and CSE is proud of the relationships we have built with other government departments, all levels of government and stakeholders and allies across the globe. At a time when the world faces an increasingly complex threat landscape—cyber threats, economic security threats, violent extremism, foreign interference, disinformation campaigns and more—I feel reassured knowing that our talented and skilled CSE team is working around the clock to help Canada confront these challenges head-on."

- Caroline Xavier, Chief of CSE

Quick facts

  • In 2024 to 2025, CSE produced 3,385 foreign intelligence reports to alert and inform the Government of Canada about foreign-based threats and global events affecting Canada.

  • In 2024 to 2025, CSE’s Cyber Centre responded to 2,561 cyber security incidents affecting federal institutions (1,155) and critical infrastructure partners (1,406).

  • The Cyber Centre published 7 major unclassified threat assessments to increase Canada’s cyber resilience and keep Canadians informed.

  • CSE produced 85,000+ documents in support of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference.

  • The Cyber Centre issued pre-ransomware notifications to over 300 Canadian organizations to provide early warning to potential victims a ransomware incident.

  • CSE conducted 1,371 supply chain risk assessments in 2024 to 2025 to help increase cyber resilience across the federal government.

  • CSE responded to over 200 media inquiries, including 19 interviews, 3 news conferences and 15 parliamentary appearances.

  • In 2024 to 2025, CSE received 12 Ministerial Authorizations to carry out foreign cyber operations.

  • CSE’s total authorities for 2024 to 2025 were just over $1 billion.

  • CSE has 3,841 full-time employees, growing by 6% since last year (3,529 in 2023 to 2024).

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CSE Media Relations
media@cse-cst.gc.ca

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