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Security Intelligence Review Committee

Annual Report 2007-2008 - An Operational Review of CSIS Activities

Table of contents

Members' Statement

How this report is organized

Section 1: A year in review 2007-08

  1. Review of CSIS security intelligence activities
    Review of CSIS's cooperation with and investigation of the intelligence agencies of a foreign country
    Review of a counter-intelligence investigation
    Review of CSIS's Intelligence Assessments Branch
    Review of CSIS's support for Canadian operations abroad
    Review of CSIS human source operations outside Canada
    Review of a counter-terrorism investigation
    Review of a Foreign Office
    Review of a counter-terrorism investigation
  2. Investigation of complaints
  3. SIRC complaint decisions 2007-08
    Alleged intimidation
    Alleged abuse of human rights and unfair treatment
    Allegations concerning CSIS's handling of evidence obtained by torture
    Alleged discriminatory practice
    Alleged improper advice to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
    Alleged unreasonable delay in processing a site-access clearance

Section 2: CSIS operational activities and accountability mechanisms

  1. CSIS operational activities
    1. Intelligence
      Security Screening Branch
      Intelligence Assessments Branch
      Human Sources and Operations Support Branch
      Scientific and Technical Services Branch
      Integrated Threat Assessment Centre
    2. Operations
      Federal Court warrants and warrant statistics
  2. Reporting requirements
    CSIS Director's Annual Report (2006-07)
    Certificate of the Inspector General of CSIS (2006-07)
    Unlawful conduct by CSIS
    Disclosure of information
  3. Foreign and domestic arrangements
    Arrangements with domestic agencies
    Arrangements with foreign agencies
  4. Policy and governance
    National Requirements for Security Intelligence
    Ministerial Direction
    CSIS operational policy
    Governor-In-Council regulations and appointments

Section 3 : About SIRC

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