‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can be challenging,' says former CSIS manager.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault. The organization is embarking on a consultation period to update the CSIS Act, which is now 40 years old.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

January 15, 2024

The government's plans to update the 40-year-old legislation underpinning the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is making waves in the intelligence community, with one issue exploring how to enhance the agency's ability to share data with organizations outside the feder...

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