Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ 2023-24 Departmental results report: At a glance

Key priorities

Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians’ top priorities for 2023-24 were as follows:

• Supported the completion of the Committee’s 2022 Annual Report.
• Supported the completion of the Committee’s Special Report on the Federal Policing Mandate of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• Supported the completion of the Committee’s Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions.
• Supported the completion of a special report on an intelligence activity.
• Provided transition material to brief and onboard two new Committee members.
• Supporting the Committee’s review of the challenges associated with the lawful interception of communications by the security and intelligence community.
• Supporting the Committee’s deliberations on its forthcoming review cycle.
• Supporting the Committee’s engagement with the security and intelligence community, international partners and stakeholders, including academics and nongovernmental organizations, to help build a broader perspective on the issues facing the security and intelligence community.
• Supporting the Committee’s engagement with Parliament on the NSICOP Act five-year review, as required by the NSICOP Act.

Highlights

In 2023-24, total actual spending (including internal services) for the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians was $3,029,255.00 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 8.5. For complete information on the Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.

The following provides a summary of the department’s achievements in 2023-24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.