Intelligence Commissioner Act
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The Intelligence Commissioner Act is Canadian federal legislation that establishes and governs the independent oversight role of the Intelligence Commissioner in reviewing certain national security and intelligence activities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of the Intelligence Commissioner | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance accountability of national security and intelligence activities
ⓘ
protect rights and freedoms in the context of intelligence operations ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | quasi‑judicial review framework for intelligence authorizations ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createsBodyType | independent oversight office ⓘ |
| definesRole |
duties of the Intelligence Commissioner
ⓘ
functions of the Intelligence Commissioner ⓘ powers of the Intelligence Commissioner ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesOffice | Intelligence Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsRoleOf | Intelligence Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
provisions on appointment of the Intelligence Commissioner
ⓘ
provisions on mandate and jurisdiction of the Intelligence Commissioner ⓘ provisions on reporting obligations of the Intelligence Commissioner ⓘ provisions on tenure and removal of the Intelligence Commissioner ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
intelligence activities
ⓘ
national security activities ⓘ |
| partOf | National Security Act, 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide independent, quasi‑judicial oversight of certain national security and intelligence activities ⓘ |
| regulates | review process for certain security and intelligence authorizations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communications Security Establishment Act NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresReviewOf |
certain ministerial authorizations for intelligence activities
ⓘ
certain ministerial determinations for national security activities ⓘ |
| shortDescription | legislation establishing and governing the Intelligence Commissioner and related oversight functions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intelligence oversight
ⓘ
national security law ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner