Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) Supps C - May 28, 2026
Key messages
- CSIS will receive $1.01B in the 2026-27 Main Estimates, including $81.9M for Statutory expenditures related to employee benefits.
- This year’s Main Estimates represent a 3.2% or $32.7M increase over the previous year.
- Detailed breakdowns of CSIS expenditures are classified.
- Investments in CSIS will ensure CSIS can continue to keep Canadians safe from threats, including violent extremism, foreign interference, and espionage.
Budget 2025 / Workforce adjustment
- In 2025, CSIS invested in its capabilities and reprioritized its work around initiatives that drive the greatest value and impact.
- CSIS received focused funding, including $60 million over 7 years in support of CSIS Engagement with NATO.
- CSIS also received $21.5 million over 5 years and $4.1M ongoing to support national security safeguards in the Consumer-Driven Banking Act.
- Budget 2025 set a target of a 2% reduction to CSIS’s budget as a contribution to the CER.
- Budget 2025 outlined $13B in annual savings by 2028-29 across more than 100 federal organizations as a result of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review (CER).
Tools and resources
- CSIS constantly prioritizes the most urgent and serious threats facing Canadians based on the funding it receives, regularly reallocating according to changes in the threat environment.
- CSIS continues to work in partnership with Canadians and their institutions, businesses, and communities in defence of our collective national security.
- Canadians can expect to be more informed, continue to have access to tools and support, and be assured that CSIS is steadfast in its efforts to keep Canada and Canadians safe.