Page proofs – Communications Security Establishment

Raison d’être

The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canadaʼs national authority for foreign intelligence (Signals Intelligence) and the national technical authority for cyber security and information assurance.

CSE provides critical foreign intelligence to help inform the Government of Canadaʼs decision making on a wide range of issues, including national security.

CSEʼs sophisticated cyber and technical expertise helps identify, prepare for, and defend against threats to Canadaʼs most important systems and networks. CSE may also proactively stop or impede foreign cyber threats before they can damage Canadian systems, and conduct online operations to advance national objectives.

In addition, CSE provides technical and operational assistance to federal law enforcement, security partners, the Department of National Defence, and the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Minister of National Defence is responsible for CSE.

Organizational Estimates

Budgetary		2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24		2024–25 Main Estimates
			Main Estimates	Estimates to Date
Voted		(dollars)
1	Program expenditures	879,587,488	906,759,081	930,175,678	977,621,520
Total Voted		879,587,488	906,759,081	930,175,678	977,621,520
Total Statutory		51,660,406	59,150,278	61,522,809	64,061,482
Total Budgetary		931,247,894	965,909,359	991,698,487	1,041,683,002

2024–25 Main Estimates by Purpose

Budgetary	Operating	Capital	Transfer Payments	Revenues and other reductions	Total
Defend and advance Canada’s interests and values in and through cyberspace, and through foreign intelligence	1,061,532,258	-	-	(19,849,256)	1,041,683,002
Total	1,061,532,258	-	-	(19,849,256)	1,041,683,002

Listing of Statutory Authorities

-	2022—23	2023—24 Estimates to date	2024—25 Main Estimates
Budgetary	-	-	-
Contributions to employee benefit plans	51,657,305	61,522,809	64,061,482

2024–25 Estimates – Annex

Items for inclusion in the Proposed Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Bill (for the financial year ending March 31, 2025)

Unless specifically identified under the Changes in 2024–25 Main Estimates section, all vote wordings have been provided in earlier appropriation acts.

Communications Security Establishment

Vote No.	Items	Amount ($)	Total ($)
1	Program expenditures Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year from its operations, including the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act	-	977,621,520
-	-	-	977,621,520

Budgetary Expenditures by Standard Object

This table shows the forecast of total expenditures by Standard Object, which includes the types of goods or services to be acquired, or the transfer payments to be made and the revenues to be credited to the vote. Definitions of standard objects available.

Interest payments relating to capital leases are included under "Public debt charges". These payments are voted expenditures and are not included under the "Public Debt" heading on the Composition of Estimates and Expenditures table.

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Statutory Forecasts

-	2022–23 Expenditures	2023–24 Estimates to Date	2024–25 Main Estimates
-	(dollars)
Budgetary
Communications Security Establishment
Contributions to employee benefit plans	51,657,305	61,522,809	64,061,482
Other Statutory items listed in the Public Accounts of Canada	3,101	341,592,361	363,660,847
Total budgetary	51,660,406	61,522,809	64,061,482

Expenditures by Purpose

Budgetary

Communications Security Establishment

Interim Supply Requirements

Communications Security Establishment

Approved and Pending Items (dollars) (triage items included)

Vote No.	Vote wording and explanation(s) of Additional Twelfths	Total Main Estimates	Amount Granted
1	Program expenditures Authority, as referred to in paragraph 29.1(2)(a) of the Financial Administration Act, to expend in the fiscal year — in order to offset expenditures that it incurs in that fiscal year — revenues that it receives in that fiscal year from its operations, including the provision of internal support services under section 29.2 of that Act No additional twelfths beyond the normal three-twelfths	977,621,520	244,405,380

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