Review of an intelligence collection activity
Annual Report 2023

28. The Committee conducted a review pursuant to section 8(1)(b) of the NSICOP Act on an intelligence collection activity. The Special Report highlighted concerns about the authority of the federal department or agency to participate in this collection activity, particularly with regard to its Canadian partners in the security and intelligence community, including the lack of appropriate governance; and the role that the Department of Justice plays in providing advice in areas of national security and intelligence that will likely not receive judicial scrutiny.

29. The Committee received a response from the government to its report on March 21, 2024. Of the Committee’s five recommendations, the government rejected one, accepted three and commented on another.