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Annual Report 1997-1998 - An Operational Audit of CSIS Activities
Appendix E: Security Screening Statistics
In fiscal year 1997-98, the Service issued 70,465 security assessments and completed 1,250 field investigations and subject interviews. In the vast majority of cases, the Service's security assessment takes the form of a simple notice to departments.
| Classification | *New or Upgraded Requests for Security Clearances | **Update of Security Clearances | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I (Confidential) | 576 | 318 | |
| Level II (Secret) | 10,506 | 4,726 | |
| Level III (Top Secret) | 2,179 | 4,325 | |
| Accreditation | 1,241 | 7 | |
| Airport | 26,703 | 174 | |
| Special events | 19,534 | 176 | |
* Upgrade requests are processed when the new duties or tasks of a person require that the individual have a higher level of screening than previously.
** Departments must update an individual's enhanced reliability status security clearance (Levels I and II) once every 10 years. Site access security clearances also must be updated every 10 years. A Level III security clearance must be updated every 5 years. These update terms do not preclude a department from reviewing a person's reliability status or from asking CSIS to reassess the clearance “for cause
”.
The Service's average response times to process security clearances for Government Security Policy (GSP) Levels I, II, III during 1997-98 were 1, 20, and 118 days respectively,
Screening Assessments for Foreign States and International Organizations
During fiscal 1997-98, the volume of requests that the Service received for screening assessment recommendations were,
Advice to Citizenship and Immigration Canada
The number of briefs issued by CSIS to CIC is provided in Table 2:
| Type | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Briefs | 47 | 144 | 94 |
| Inadmissibilty Briefs - No Threat |
51 | 90 | 108 |
| Inadmissibilty Briefs - Threat |
5 | 5 | 9 |
| Total | 103 | 239 | 211 |
CIC coordinates the review of all cases that present security concerns, and such review can involve interdepartmental consultations. However, in all instances, CIC makes the final determination.