Annual Report 1995-1996 - An Operational Audit of CSIS Activities

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CASE STUDIES

1. Alleged Interference with a Trial
2. Investigation of a Foreign State's Intelligence Services
3. CSIS and an Alleged Terrorist
4. CSIS and a "Walk-In"
5. Foreign Interference with Democratic Processes

3. CSIS OPERATIONS

1. Arrangements with Other Departments and Governments
   1. Domestic Arrangements
   2. Foreign Arrangements
2. Exchanges of Information with Foreign and Domestic Agencies
   1. Foreign Exchanges of Information
3. Warrants and Warrant Statistics
4. Counter Terrorism (CT) Branch
   1. Threat Assessments
5. Counter Intelligence (CI) Branch
6. Analysis and Production Branch
   1. Security Intelligence Reports
   2. Review of RAP Reports
7. File Management
8. Foreign Intelligence
9. Statistics on Operational Activities

4. SECURITY SCREENING

1. Government Security Screening
   1. Application of the "normally ten year rule"
   2. Incomplete Assessments
2. Immigration Screening
3. Citizenship Screening
4. Screening on behalf of Foreign Agencies

5. COMPLAINTS

1. Statistics
2. Complaints Against the Service's Activities
   1. Prerequisite to the Committee's Jurisdiction
   2. Examples of Complaints Against the Service
3. Security Clearance Complaints
4. Ministerial Reports by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Solicitor General
5. Canadian Human Rights Commission Referral

6. REGIONAL AUDITS

1. General
2. Targeting
   1. The Counter Intelligence Investigations
   2. The Counter Terrorism Investigations
3. Sensitive Operations
4. Surveillance
5. Community Interviews

7. REVIEW OF GENERAL MATTERS

1. Ministerial Direction
2. Changes in Instruction
3. Disclosures in the Public Interest
4. Regulations
5. Report of the Director and Certificate of the Inspector General .
6. Reports of the Inspector General
7. Unlawful Conduct
8. SIRC Consultations and Inquiries
   1. Formal Inquiries
   2. Briefings
   3. Beyond CSIS
9. Special Reports

8. INSIDE CSIS

1. Recruitment
2. Finances

9. INSIDE SIRC

1. Accounting to Parliament
2. Staying in Touch
3. Impact of Budget Changes
4. Personnel

A. GLOSSARY

B. SIRC REPORTS AND STUDIES SINCE 1984