Security Intelligence Review Committee

E721989

The Security Intelligence Review Committee was an independent Canadian oversight body responsible for reviewing the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to ensure they complied with the law and respected civil liberties.

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Security Intelligence Review Committee canonical 1

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Statements (48)

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instanceOf Canadian government oversight body ⓘ
intelligence oversight body ⓘ
abbreviation SIRC ⓘ
accountabilityMechanism annual reports to Parliament ⓘ
appointmentBy Governor in Council ⓘ
complaintsJurisdiction certain security clearance complaints ⓘ
complaints regarding CSIS activities ⓘ
composition members appointed by the Governor in Council ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dissolvedInto National Security and Intelligence Review Agency ⓘ
establishedBy Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act ⓘ
Canadian federal legislation ⓘ
function assess CSIS compliance with law and ministerial direction ⓘ
conduct reviews of CSIS operations ⓘ
investigate complaints related to CSIS ⓘ
protect civil liberties in the context of national security intelligence activities ⓘ
goal enhance accountability of Canadian intelligence activities ⓘ
safeguard rights and freedoms in the context of intelligence operations ⓘ
headquartersLocation Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Ottawa
historicalSignificance first dedicated independent review body for CSIS in Canada ⓘ
independence operationally independent from CSIS ⓘ
separate from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalMandate ensure CSIS activities complied with Canadian law ⓘ
ensure CSIS activities respected civil liberties ⓘ
review activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
membersIncluded former members of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
oversightModel specialized agency review of a single intelligence service ⓘ
oversightOf Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
oversightScope activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
oversightType after-the-fact review ⓘ
parentAgency Privy Council Office of Canada ⓘ
reasonForReplacement creation of an integrated review body for all national security and intelligence activities of the Government of Canada ⓘ
relatedAgency Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
Communications Security Establishment ⓘ
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency ⓘ
relatedConcept civil liberties ⓘ
intelligence accountability ⓘ
parliamentary oversight of intelligence ⓘ
replacedBy National Security and Intelligence Review Agency ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Canada ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
reviewPowers access to CSIS information subject to certain legal limits ⓘ
sector intelligence oversight ⓘ
national security ⓘ
typeOfOrganization independent review committee ⓘ

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National Security and Intelligence Review Agency → replaced → Security Intelligence Review Committee ⓘ