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

-		2020–21 Expenditures	2021–22		2022–23 Main Estimates
			Main Estimates	Estimates to Date
Budgetary
Voted		(dollars)
1	Program expenditures	733,787,856	668,829,446	747,060,273	745,978,292
Total Voted		733,787,856	668,829,446	747,060,273	745,978,292
Total Statutory		45,897,687	45,728,901	49,729,868	52,528,180
Total Budgetary		779,685,543	714,558,347	796,790,141	798,506,472

2022–23 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	814,646,168	-	-	(16,139,696)	798,506,472
Total	814,646,168	-	-	(16,139,696)	798,506,472

Listing of Statutory Authorities

-	2020—21	2021—22 Estimates to date	2022—23 Main estimates
Budgetary	-	-	-
Contributions to employee benefit plans	45,885,813	49,729,868	52,528,180

Items for inclusion in the Proposed Schedule 1 to the Appropriation Bill (for the financial year ending March 31, 2023)

Unless specifically identified under the Changes in 2022–23 Main Estimates section, all vote wordings have been provided in earlier appropriation acts.

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	-	745,978,292
-	-	745,978,292

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 at: 7. Object codes for 2022 to 2023

Statutory Forecasts

-	2020–21 Expenditures	2021–22 Estimates to Date	2022–23 Main Estimates
	(dollars)
Budgetary
Communications Security Establishment
Contributions to employee benefit plans	45,885,813	49,729,868	52,528,180
Other Statutory items listed in the Public Accounts of Canada	11,874	-	-
Total budgetary	45,897,687	49,729,868	52,528,180

Expenditures by Purpose

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	745,978,292	186,494,573