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National Security Act 2017 (Canada)

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The act replaces certain key oversight bodies, and expands oversight to include a new Agency that reviews the actions taken on behalf of the Government of Canada by its national security agencies, as well as an Officer of Parliament that has quasi-judicial authority to review such actions, and make a
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Part III also sets out limits of the operations that CSE may conduct. CSE may not conduct any operations against any Canadian in a foreign country or within Canada, and may not conduct any action that through negligence would cause harm to any person, or take any action that would pervert the course
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Part III extends and enhances the powers of the Communication Security Establishment (CSE) to allow it to perform so-called "Active Cyber Operations" (Cyberattacks) as well as "Defensive Cyber Operations", with the approval of the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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It also expands the powers of the CSE to include the ability to launch active cyber operations in defense of the Canadian national interest, as approved by the Minister of National Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and authorized by the newly created post of Intelligence Commissioner.
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which include handling of Data collected by CSIS either in a foreign country or within Canada. It also includes provisions granting immunity from prosecution for members of CSIS who utter forged documents in the course of their duties when establishing a covert identity.
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The Commissioner is required to compile a report of their activities each calendar year and submit it to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will then table the report in Parliament after removing any confidential or classified information.
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The Intelligence Commissioner provides quasi-judicial oversight of all Intelligence Activities of the Government of Canada including review of all authorizations for activities undertaken by any agencies or departments. This includes
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Part VII makes amendments to the Criminal Code regarding the regime of terrorist offences. It also establishes a staggered review regime for the list of entities deemed by the Government of Canada to be terrorist organizations.
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which provided the legal basis for the SIRC. The SIRC mandate was limited to oversight of CSIS, and did not include oversight of activities within other agencies. NSIRA replaces functions handled by SIRC, including:
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in regards to various recognizance orders, including those related to terrorism. It also provides a mechanism for agencies of the Government of Canada to access youth records in order to administer the
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Part V lays out changes to the disclosure regime between federal agencies including limits on what information can be shared by agencies as well as what privacy protections should be in place.
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Part VI provides a mechanism for the Minister of Transport to collect personal information from registered Air Carriers within Canada for the purpose of screening.
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Reviewing Actions taken by National Security Agencies or Intelligence Agencies of the Government of Canada, regardless of agency or clearance level
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including granting immunity from prosecution employees of CSIS that may present forged documents in the course of establishing a covert identity
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Part IX requires a comprehensive review of the act take place within 4 years of the Act coming into force.
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Assuming responsibility for review of National Security and Intelligence activities of the RCMP from the
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The commissioner is also entitled to a copy of all reports compiled by the NSIRA.
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to reform the oversight of the National Security Agencies of Canada, including the
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Cybersecurity authorization (including authorization for active cyber operations)
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report to the Prime Minister and Parliament. It amends certain sections of the
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Part I - National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act
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Handling Complaints related to denial of Security Clearance
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and the Criminal Code to support these new mechanisms.
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Part IV - Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act
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Part III - Communications Security Establishment Act
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Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
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(SIRC). 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Parliament of Canada
Long title
Parliament of Canada
Royal assent
Bill
Ralph Goodale
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
House of Commons of Canada
First reading
Second reading
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Senate of Canada
Senate of Canada
Senate of Canada
Parliament of Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Communications Security Establishment
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
Security Intelligence Review Committee

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