Annual Report 2024

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians

Annual Report 2024 (Revised version pursuant to subsection 21(5) of the NSICOP Act)

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Rapport annuel 2024 (Version révisée selon le paragraphe 21(5) de la Loi sur le CPSNR)

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Revisions

Consistent with subsection 21(1) of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (NSICOP Act), the Committee must submit an annual report to the Prime Minister. Consistent with subsection 21(5) of the NSICOP Act, the Prime Minister may, after consulting the Chair of the Committee, direct the Committee to submit to him or her a revised version of the annual report that does not contain information the Prime Minister believes the disclosure of which would be injurious to national security, national defence or international relations or is information that is protected by solicitor-client privilege.

This report was provided to the Prime Minister on March 4, 2025. As this report was written without reliance on classified information, no revisions were made to remove information the disclosure of which the Prime Minister believes would be injurious to national defence, national security or international relations, or which constitutes solicitor-client privilege.

However, the report’s annexes of the Committee’s previous recommendations and the government’s responses do contain revisions that were included in previous reports. Each of these are marked with three asterixis (***). There are no changes to these revisions.

Message from the Committee

We are pleased to submit the seventh annual report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians to the Prime Minister.

In 2024, the Committee had a busy year. It finished one review, continued its work on an ongoing review, and launched another. In June 2024, the Committee’s Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions was tabled in Parliament. The Committee also continued its work on the review of lawful access to communications by security and intelligence organizations, which had been launched in August 2022, but paused to allow the Committee to focus on its foreign interference review. In April 2024, the Committee launched its review on the role of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister.

During 2024, the Committee was pleased to welcome two members, one new member and one returning member, and benefitted greatly from their insights and considerable experience. We also note the retirement in October 2024 of the Honourable Frances Lankin and the departure in December 2024 of two members, Darren Fisher and the Honourable David McGuinty, following their respective appointments as Cabinet ministers. It is with gratitude that we offer our sincere thanks to them for their important contributions during their tenures.

We would also like to acknowledge the work of the Honourable David McGuinty as Chair of the Committee since its inception in 2017. We thank him for his dedication and service.

Now going into its eighth year, the Committee wishes to highlight that the comprehensive 5-year review of the NSICOP Act, as outlined in the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, is overdue. It is our hope that this review will occur as soon as possible.

Finally, we wish to acknowledge the Secretariat staff for their continued assistance and service.

The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
(Membership from the 44th Parliament)

  • The Honourable David J. McGuinty, P.C., M.P. (Ceased being a member and Chair on December 20, 2024)
  • Mr. Stéphane Bergeron, M.P.
  • Mr. Don Davies, M.P.
  • The Honourable Patricia Duncan, Senator
  • Mr. Darren Fisher, M.P. (Ceased being a member on December 20, 2024)
  • The Honourable Marty Klyne, Senator
  • The Honourable Frances Lankin, P.C., C.M., Senator (Ceased being a member on October 21, 2024)
  • Ms. Patricia Lattanzio, M.P.
  • Mr. Rob Morrison, M.P.
  • Mr. Alex Ruff, M.S.C., C.D., M.P.
  • Ms. Brenda Shanahan, M.P.

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