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

• Committee membership
• Staffing and organization
• Committee activities
• Budget and expenditures
• Inquiries under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Recommendations

• Summary of SIRC recommendations concerning reviews
• Summary of SIRC recommendations concerning complaints