Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner

E721990

Canadian federal oversight body government agency

The Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner was an independent Canadian oversight body responsible for reviewing and monitoring the activities of the Communications Security Establishment to ensure they complied with the law and protected privacy.

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Label	Occurrences
Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian federal oversight body ⓘ government agency ⓘ
accountabilityMechanism	annual reports to Parliament ⓘ
activity	review of CSE assistance to federal law enforcement and security agencies ⓘ review of foreign intelligence activities of CSE ⓘ review of information technology security activities of CSE ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
dissolvedBy	National Security Act, 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolvedYear	2019 ⓘ
establishedBy	National Defence Act NERFINISHED ⓘ amendments to the National Defence Act in 1996 ⓘ
formationYear	1996 ⓘ
function	assess compliance of CSE with other applicable Canadian laws ⓘ assess compliance of CSE with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ assess compliance of CSE with the National Defence Act ⓘ conduct reviews of CSE operations ⓘ investigate complaints related to CSE activities within its mandate ⓘ
goal	enhance public trust in signals intelligence oversight ⓘ ensure CSE activities are reasonable and proportionate ⓘ
headOfAgencyTitle	Communications Security Establishment Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa ⓘ surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
isLedBy	Communications Security Establishment Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
languageOfWork	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalFramework	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms NERFINISHED ⓘ National Defence Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Privacy Act (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ other applicable federal statutes and regulations ⓘ
legalStatus	independent oversight body ⓘ
mandate	ensure Communications Security Establishment complied with Canadian law ⓘ protect privacy of Canadians in relation to CSE activities ⓘ review activities of the Communications Security Establishment ⓘ
oversightArea	cyber security ⓘ foreign intelligence collection by CSE ⓘ information technology security ⓘ metadata collection and analysis by CSE ⓘ sharing of information by CSE with domestic and foreign partners ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ
oversightOf	Communications Security Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForDissolution	creation of an integrated national security review framework ⓘ
reportsThrough	Minister of National Defence ⓘ
reportsTo	Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	intelligence oversight ⓘ national security oversight ⓘ
shortName	OCSEC NERFINISHED ⓘ
supersededBy	Intelligence Commissioner (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security and Intelligence Review Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	civilian oversight body ⓘ

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National Security and Intelligence Review Agency → replaced → Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner ⓘ