Security Intelligence Review Committee

E721989

Canadian government oversight body intelligence oversight body

The Security Intelligence Review Committee was an independent Canadian oversight body responsible for reviewing the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to ensure they complied with the law and respected civil liberties.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian government oversight body ⓘ intelligence oversight body ⓘ
abbreviation	SIRC NERFINISHED ⓘ
accountabilityMechanism	annual reports to Parliament ⓘ
appointmentBy	Governor in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
complaintsJurisdiction	certain security clearance complaints ⓘ complaints regarding CSIS activities ⓘ
composition	members appointed by the Governor in Council ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
dissolvedInto	National Security and Intelligence Review Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBy	Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian federal legislation ⓘ
function	assess CSIS compliance with law and ministerial direction ⓘ conduct reviews of CSIS operations ⓘ investigate complaints related to CSIS ⓘ protect civil liberties in the context of national security intelligence activities ⓘ
goal	enhance accountability of Canadian intelligence activities ⓘ safeguard rights and freedoms in the context of intelligence operations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
historicalSignificance	first dedicated independent review body for CSIS in Canada ⓘ
independence	operationally independent from CSIS ⓘ separate from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
jurisdiction	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalMandate	ensure CSIS activities complied with Canadian law ⓘ ensure CSIS activities respected civil liberties ⓘ review activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
membersIncluded	former members of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
oversightModel	specialized agency review of a single intelligence service ⓘ
oversightOf	Canadian Security Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversightScope	activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service ⓘ
oversightType	after-the-fact review ⓘ
parentAgency	Privy Council Office of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForReplacement	creation of an integrated review body for all national security and intelligence activities of the Government of Canada ⓘ
relatedAgency	Canadian Security Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Communications Security Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security and Intelligence Review Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	civil liberties ⓘ intelligence accountability ⓘ parliamentary oversight of intelligence ⓘ
replacedBy	National Security and Intelligence Review Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
reviewPowers	access to CSIS information subject to certain legal limits ⓘ
sector	intelligence oversight ⓘ national security ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	independent review committee ⓘ

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National Security and Intelligence Review Agency → replaced → Security Intelligence Review Committee ⓘ