Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
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Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) is a Canadian federal law that overhauled the country’s national security framework by reforming intelligence, surveillance, and information‑sharing powers and introducing new oversight and review mechanisms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Security Act, 2017 | 5 |
| Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) canonical | 1 |
| National Security Act, 2017 (Bill C-59) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6162660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) Context triple: [Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation), laterModifiedBy, Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)]
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Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation)
Bill C-51 is a controversial Canadian anti-terrorism law introduced by the Harper government that expanded national security and surveillance powers, sparking major public debate over civil liberties and privacy.
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B.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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C.
Communications Security Establishment Act
The Communications Security Establishment Act is Canadian federal legislation that defines the powers, responsibilities, and oversight framework for Canada’s national signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency.
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D.
Bill S-3 (2017)
Bill S-3 (2017) is Canadian federal legislation that reformed the Indian Act to address and reduce sex-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
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E.
Bill C-3 (2011)
Bill C-3 (2011) is a Canadian federal law that reformed the Indian Act to address gender-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) Target entity description: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) is a Canadian federal law that overhauled the country’s national security framework by reforming intelligence, surveillance, and information‑sharing powers and introducing new oversight and review mechanisms.
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A.
Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation)
Bill C-51 is a controversial Canadian anti-terrorism law introduced by the Harper government that expanded national security and surveillance powers, sparking major public debate over civil liberties and privacy.
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B.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and unified the legal framework governing the country’s intelligence agencies, their powers, oversight, and accountability.
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C.
Communications Security Establishment Act
The Communications Security Establishment Act is Canadian federal legislation that defines the powers, responsibilities, and oversight framework for Canada’s national signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency.
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D.
Bill S-3 (2017)
Bill S-3 (2017) is Canadian federal legislation that reformed the Indian Act to address and reduce sex-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
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E.
Bill C-3 (2011)
Bill C-3 (2011) is a Canadian federal law that reformed the Indian Act to address gender-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal statute
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national security legislation ⓘ |
| amendsAct |
Canadian Evidence Act
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linked to:
Canada Evidence Act
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act ⓘ Communications Security Establishment Act ⓘ Criminal Code (Canada) ⓘ Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ⓘ Security of Canada Information Sharing Act ⓘ Youth Criminal Justice Act ⓘ
linked to:
Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createsBody |
Intelligence Commissioner of Canada
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National Security and Intelligence Review Agency ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | civil liberties organizations ⓘ |
| establishes |
Intelligence Commissioner Act
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a new Communications Security Establishment Act ⓘ a new National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
authorization and review of CSE active and defensive cyber operations
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datasets and bulk data collection by CSIS ⓘ judicial authorization for certain CSIS activities ⓘ limitations and safeguards for information sharing ⓘ review of all national security and intelligence activities across government ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Government of Canada
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linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Liberal Party of Canada government ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2017-06-20 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | House of Commons of Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English and French ⓘ |
| legalCitationType | Statutes of Canada ⓘ |
| parliament | 42nd Canadian Parliament ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enhance oversight of national security agencies
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to enhance review of national security activities ⓘ to overhaul Canada’s national security framework ⓘ to reform intelligence powers ⓘ to reform national security information-sharing powers ⓘ to reform surveillance powers ⓘ |
| reforms |
CSIS data collection and retention regime
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CSIS threat reduction powers ⓘ |
| regulates | activities of the Communications Security Establishment ⓘ |
| replacesInPart | Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 framework ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2019-06-21 ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
National Security Act, 2017
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linked to:
Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
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| sponsor |
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
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linked to:
Minister of Public Safety
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| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
electronic surveillance
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information sharing ⓘ intelligence ⓘ national security ⓘ oversight and review of security agencies ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many national security experts ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) Description of subject: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017) is a Canadian federal law that overhauled the country’s national security framework by reforming intelligence, surveillance, and information‑sharing powers and introducing new oversight and review mechanisms.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation)
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laterModifiedBy
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Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
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linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)
Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner
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dissolvedBy
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National Security Act, 2017
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linked to: Bill C-59 (National Security Act, 2017)