| Intelligence Commissioner of Canada | |
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| Commissaire au renseignement du Canada | |
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since October 1, 2022 | |
| Office of the Intelligence Commissioner | |
| Reports to | Prime minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor in Council; on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Intelligence Commissioner Act National Security Act, 2017 |
| Formation | July 12, 2019 |
| Website | www |
| Bureau du commissaire au renseignement | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Employees | 11 |
| Annual budget | $2.1 million (2019) [1] |
The intelligence commissioner of Canada (French : commissaire au renseignement du Canada) is an independent officer of the Government of Canada charged with quasi-judicial review of certain decisions made by the Minister of Public Safety and Minister of National Defence in relation to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). [2]
Contents
- Role
- Background
- Accountability
- List of intelligence commissioners of Canada
- References
- External links
- See also
The intelligence commissioner heads the Office of the Intelligence Commissioner of Canada (French : Bureau du commissaire au renseignement), the agency which supports the work of the commissioner. [3] The position is a Governor in Council appointment made on the advice of the prime minister of Canada. The commissioner is accountable to the Parliament of Canada through the prime minister, who receives an annual report from the commissioner and tables it in the House of Commons. [2]
The inaugural intelligence commissioner of Canada is Jean-Pierre Plouffe, who took office on July 12, 2019 and served until October 1, 2022. The present intelligence commissioner of Canada is Simon Noël, who took office on October 1, 2022. [4]