National Security and Intelligence Review Agency – Estimates and Budget

Supplementary Estimates A

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) is an independent and external review body, which reports to Parliament.
NSIRA replaces the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), which reviewed CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), and the Office of the CSE Commissioner (OCSEC), which reviewed the CSE (Communications Security Establishment).
NSIRA also has a statutory mandate to review national security and intelligence activities of all other federal departments and agencies to ensure that they are lawful, reasonable and necessary.
NSIRA was established on July 12, 2019 as part of Bill C-59 that received royal assent on June 21, 2019.
NSIRA is requesting $19.5 million in these Estimates, including $0.7 million in Statutory authorities, to establish the agency.
The amount includes funding for additional personnel and construction of a second site to support expanded mandate.
Monies are expected to go towards hiring of researchers, lawyers and corporate services employees to meet NSIRA's mandate, as well as additional space to accommodate new staff.
NSIRA is comprised of seven Members appointed by the Governor in Council, led by a Chair, Murray Rankin. The Review Agency is supported by the Secretariat of NSIRA, which is led by the Executive Director, John Davies.

NSIRA is requesting $19.5 million in these Estimates.
In its TB Submission total requested funding was $24.7 M but that number assumed NSIRA would come in existence on April 1, 2019
NSIRA was required to use the SIRC roll-over funding of $3.7 million
Total proposed authorities to date are $23.2 million

Version 5: 2019-12-09
Source: NSIRA