Federal intelligence commissioner issued record number of decisions last year: report
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OTTAWA — The federal intelligence commissioner, who approves or denies key national security activities, issued 14 decisions last year — the most in any single year since the position was created.
In his annual report made public Monday, intelligence commissioner Simon Noel says new issues continue to emerge concerning the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberspy agency.
“Global developments in 2025 have reinforced the reality that Canada faces a complex national security and intelligence environment,” Noel says in the report. “While these challenges demand robust responses, they do not diminish Canadians’ expectation that our national security and intelligence agencies operate within the rule of law.”
Noel’s independent oversight role involves approving or rejecting specific activities of CSIS and the CSE that have been authorized by their respective ministers or, in some cases, the director of CSIS.
