CSIS at a Glance

Core Mandate

• Investigate activities suspected of constituting threats to the security of Canada
• Advise the Government of these threats
• Take lawful measures to reduce threats to the security of Canada

Partnerships

• Nearly 80 arrangements with domestic partners
• Over 300 arrangements with foreign partners in 150 countries and territories

Accountability

• Canadian Public
• Minister of Public Safety
• Federal Court
• Attorney General of Canada
• National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
• Intelligence Commissioner
• National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
• Auditor General
• Privacy Commissioner
• Information Commissioner
• Commissioner of Official Languages

Duties and Functions

• Investigate activities suspected of constituting threats to the security of Canada and report on these to the Government of Canada.
• Take measures to reduce threats if there are reasonable grounds to believe the activity of these threats constitutes a threat to the security of Canada.
• Provide security assessments on individuals who require access to classified information or sensitive sites within the Government of Canada.
• Provide security advice relevant to the exercise of the Citizenship Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Conduct foreign intelligence collection within Canada at the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister of National Defence. 

Financial Reporting

Departmental Results

• CSIS obtains relevant information and intelligence to carry out its national security activities.
• CSIS intelligence informs government decisions and actions relating to Canada`s security and national interests.
• CSIS threat reduction measures diminish threats to the security and safety of Canada and Canadians.
• The assessments of the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre inform the Government of Canada`s decisions and actions relating to the terrorism threat.

Program Inventory

Operational Program Management; Regional Collection; Operations Enablement; Intelligence Assessment and Dissemination; Security Screening; Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre

Actual Expenditures