List of SIRC Reviews
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Note: Reviews flagged with an “*
” are Section 54 reports, which SIRC prepares for the Minister of Public Safety.
- CSIS’s Role in the Passenger Protect Program (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-01)
- CSIS’s Role in the Security Certificate Process (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-02)
- CSIS’s Role in a Counter-Proliferation Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-03)
- Domestic Radicalization (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-05)
- CSIS Support to Emerging Issues and Government of Canada Intelligence Priorities (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-06)
- A CSIS Foreign Station (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-07)
- CSIS’s Relationship with a Foreign Partner (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-08)
- CSIS Intelligence Production and Dissemination (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2011-09)
- Review of CSIS’s Investigation of Cyber Threats (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-07)
- Review of CSIS’s Relationship with a ‘Five Eyes’ Partner (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-06)
- Review of CSIS’s Intelligence-to-Evidence Process (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-05)
- Review of CSIS’s Use of the Internet (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-04)
- Review of How CSIS Evaluates the Reliability of Human Sources (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-03)
- Review of CSIS’s Private Sector Relationships (SECRET) (SIRC 2010-02)
- Review of CSIS's Role in Interviewing Afghan Detainees (PDF 749 KB) (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2010-01)*
- Review of CSIS’s Decision-Making in Relation to Foreign Investigative Activities (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-06)
- Review of CSIS’s Use of Disruption to Counter National Security Threats (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-05)
- Review of CSIS’s Relationships with Select Domestic Front-Line Partners (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-04)
- Review of CSIS’s Activities Involving Fundamental Societal Institutions (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-03)
- Review of the Section 16 Program and the Use of Information Collected (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-02)*
- Review of How CSIS Identifies and Addresses Intelligence Priorities (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2009-01)
- Review of CSIS’s Role in the Case of Paul William Hampel (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-07)
- Review of CSIS’s District Office Activities at Canadian International Airports (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-06)
- Review of CSIS’s role in the matter of Omar Khadr (PDF 1.3 MB) (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-05) *
- Review of a Human Source Operation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-04)
- Review of CSIS’s Scientific and Technical Services (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-03)
- Review of CSIS’s Investigation into Domestic Extremism (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-02)
- Review of CSIS Activities at a Foreign Station (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2008-01)
- Review of a Foreign Office (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-07)
- Review of a counter-terrorism investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-06)
- Review of CSIS human source operations outside Canada (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-05)
- Review of CSIS’s support for Canadian operations abroad (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-04)
- Review of CSIS’s Intelligence Assessment Branch (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-03)
- Review of a counter-intelligence investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-02)
- Review of CSIS’s cooperation with and investigation of the intelligence agencies of a foreign country (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2007-01)
- Review of the CSIS Counter Espionage Investigations Desk (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-09)
- Review of a counter-terrorism investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-08)
- Review 2006-08 had not been finalized at the time this annual report went to print. A summary of this review will appear in SIRC's 2007–08 annual report.
- Review of Security Screening outside of the Federal Government (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-07)
- Review of CSIS's collaboration and exchanges of intelligence post-9/11 (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-06)
- Review of a Counter-Terrorism Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-05)
- Review of a Section 16 activity (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-04)
- Review of a Counter-Terrorism Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-03)
- Review of Activities and Investigations in a CSIS Regional Office (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-02)
- Review of a Security Liaison Post (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2006-01)
- Review of Activities and Investigations in a CSIS Region (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-08)
- Review of CSIS's Electronic-Surveillance and Information-Gathering Techniques (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-07)
- Review of Foreign Arrangements with Countries Suspected of Human Rights Violations (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-06)
- Section 54 Report to the Minister of Public Safety: Review of the case of Mohammed Mansour Jabarah (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-05) *
- Review of a Counter-Intelligence Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-04)
- Review of the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-03)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies: Review of a Security Liaison Post (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-02)
- Review of a Counter Terrorism Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2005-01)
- Section 54 Report to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (TOP SECRET) *
- Terrorist Financing Activities in Canada (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-10)
- Review of a Counter Proliferation Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-09)
- Review of CSIS's Exchanges of Information with Close Allies (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-08)
- Review of CSIS's Investigation of Threats against Canada's Critical Information Infrastructure (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-07)
- Review of a Counter-Intelligence Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-06)
- Review of a Counter-Terrorism Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-05)
- Review of Activities and Investigations in a CSIS Regional Office (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-04)
- Review of the Terrorist Entity Listing Process (SECRET) (SIRC 2004-03)
- Review of CSIS's Investigation of Transnational Criminal Activity (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-02)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies: Review of a Security Liaison Post (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2004-01)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies: Review of a Security Liaison Post (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2003-05)
- Review of a Counter-Proliferation Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2003-04)
- Review of a Counter-Intelligence Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2003-03)
- CSIS Section 12 Operational Activity Outside Canada (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2003-02)
- Front End Screening Program (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2003-01)
- Special Report (2002-2003) following allegations pertaining to an individual (TOP SECRET) *
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2002-05)
- Lawful Advocacy, Protest and Dissent Versus Serious Violence Associated with the Anti-Globalization Movement (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2002-04)
- Review of the Ahmed Ressam Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2002-03)
- Audit of Section 16 and Foreign Intelligence Reports (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2002-02)
- CSIS Investigation of Sunni Islamic Extremism (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2002-01)
- Special Report following allegations pertaining to an individual (TOP SECRET) *
- Warrant Review (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-06)
- Collection of Foreign Intelligence (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-05)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies: Audit of an SLO Post (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-04)
- Domestic Extremism (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-03)
- Review of CSIS Briefs to Citizenship and Immigration Canada 1999–2000 (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-02)
- Source Recruitment (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2001-01)
- Warrant Review (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2000-05)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2000-04)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2000-03)
- Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Reports 1999–2000 (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2000-02)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information 1999–2000 (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 2000-01)
- Security Breach (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-11)
- Project Sidewinder (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-10) *
- Foreign State Activities (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-09)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-08)
- Terrorist Fundraising (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-07)
- Domestic Targets (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-06)
- SIRC's Comments on the Draft Legislation Currently Before Parliament— Bill C-31 (PROTECTED) (SIRC 1999-05) *
- Proliferation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-04)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-03)
- A Long-Running Counter Intelligence Investigation (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-02)
- Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1999-01)
- Files (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-16)
- Review of Foreign Intelligence Activities in Canada (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-15)
- CSIS Investigations on University Campuses (SECRET) (SIRC 1998-14)
- Allegations by a Former CSIS Employee (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-12) *
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-11)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-10)
- Review of Intelligence Production (SECRET) (SIRC 1998-09)
- A Case of Historical Interest (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-08)
- Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence 1997–98 (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-07)
- Interagency Cooperation Case (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-06)
- Source Review (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-05)
- CSIS Cooperation with the RCMP—Part I (SECRET) (SIRC 1998-04) *
- CSIS Cooperation with the RCMP—Part II (SECRET) (SIRC 1998-04) *
- Domestic Investigations (3) (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-03)
- Spy Case (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1998-02)
- Review of Transnational Crime (SECRET) (SIRC 1998-01)
- CSIS Liaison with Foreign Agencies (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1997-05)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1997-04)
- Foreign Conflict—Part I (SECRET) (SIRC 1997-03)
- Foreign Conflict—Part II (TOP SECRET) (SIRC 1997-03)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (1996–97) (SECRET) (SIRC 1997-02)
- Urban Political Violence (SECRET) (SIRC 1997-01)
- Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Reports 1996–97 (TOP SECRET) (CI 96-04)
- The Management of Human Sources (TOP SECRET) (CI 96-03)
- Economic Espionage II (TOP SECRET) (CI 96-02)
- Economic Espionage I (SECRET) (CI 96-02)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (CI 96-01)
- Homeland Conflict (TOP SECRET) (CT 96-01)
- CSIS Role in Immigration Security Screening (SECRET) (CT 95-06)
- The Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Reports (TOP SECRET) (CI 95-05)
- CSIS and a “
Walk-In
” (TOP SECRET) (CI 95-04) - Alleged Interference in a Trial (SECRET) (CT 95-04)
- A Review of Investigations of Emerging Threats (TOP SECRET) (CI 95-03)
- A Review of a CSIS Investigation Relating to a Foreign State (TOP SECRET) (CI 95-02)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (CT 95-02)
- A SIRC Review of CSIS SLO Posts (1994–95) (SECRET) (CT 95-01)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (SECRET) (CI 95-01)
- Visit of Boutros Boutros-Ghali to Canada (SECRET) (CI 94-04)
- The Proliferation Threat—Case Examination (SECRET) (CT 94-04)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (A SIRC Review 1994-95) (SECRET) (CI 94-03)
- Terrorism and a Foreign Government (TOP SECRET) (CT 94-03)
- Review of Certain Foreign Intelligence Services (TOP SECRET) (CI 94-02)
- The Heritage Front Affair. Report to the Solicitor General of Canada (SECRET) (CT 94-02) *
- The Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Reports (TOP SECRET) (CI 94-01)
- Community Interviews (SECRET) (CT 93-11)
- The Audit of Section 16 Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Reports (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-11)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-10)
- Potential for Political Violence in a Region (SECRET) (CT 93-10)
- Sources in Government (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-09)
- A Review of CSIS' SLO Posts (1993-94) (SECRET) (CT 93-09)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (A SIRC Review 1993–94) (SECRET) (CI 93-08)
- An Ongoing Counter-Intelligence Investigation (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-07) *
- The Proliferation Threat (SECRET) (CT 93-07)
- Foreign Intelligence Service for Canada (SECRET) (CI 93-06)
- Sheik Rahman's Alleged Visit to Ottawa (SECRET) (CT 93-06)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (SECRET) (CI 93-05)
- A Review of CSIS SLO Posts (1992-93) (SECRET) (CT 93-05)
- Protecting Science, Technology and Economic Interests (SECRET) (CI 93-04)
- Domestic Investigations (2) (TOP SECRET) (CT 93-04)
- Intelligence-Source Confidentiality (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-03)
- The Asian Homeland Conflict (SECRET) (CT 93-03)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-02)
- Domestic Investigations (1) (SECRET) (CT 93-02)
- Review of Traditional CI Threats (TOP SECRET) (CI 93-01)
- Middle East Movements (SECRET) (CT 93-01)
- Regional Audit (TOP SECRET) (September 1993)
- The Assault on Dr. Hassan Al-Turabi (SECRET) (92/93-07)
- The Attack on the Iranian Embassy in Ottawa (TOP SECRET) (92/93-01) *
- The Audit of Section 16 Investigations (TOP SECRET) (91/92-18)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (A SIRC Review—1991/92) (SECRET) (91/92-16)
- “
STUDYNT
” The Second CSIS Internal Security Case (TOP SECRET) (91/92-15) - CSIS Activities in regard to the Destruction of Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985—A SIRC Review (TOP SECRET) (91/92-14) *
- CSIS Activities with respect to Citizenship Security Screening (SECRET) (91/92-12)
- A SIRC Review of CSIS SLO Posts (London & Paris) (SECRET) (91/92-11)
- Review of CSIS Activities Regarding Sensitive Institutions (TOP SECRET) (91/92-10)
- East Bloc Investigations (TOP SECRET) (91/92-08)
- Threat Assessments, Section 40 Study (SECRET) (91/92-07) *
- Report on Two Iraqis—Ministerial Certificate Case (SECRET) (91/92-06)
- Victor Ostrovsky (TOP SECRET) (91/92-05)
- Exchange of Information and Intelligence between CSIS and CSE, Section 40 (TOP SECRET) (91/92-04) *
- CSIS and the Association for New Canadians (SECRET) (91/92-03)
- Report on Al Mashat's Immigration to Canada (SECRET) (91/92-02) *
- Review of the Investigation of Bull, Space Research Corporation and Iraq (SECRET) (91/92-01)
- Domestic Terrorism Targets—A SIRC Review (TOP SECRET) (90/91-13) *
- CSIS Activities during the Gulf War: Community Interviews (SECRET) (90/91-12)
- Prairie Region Audit (TOP SECRET) (90/91-11)
- Prairie Region—Report on Targeting Authorizations (Chapter 1) (TOP SECRET) (90/91-11) *
- Review of CSIS Investigation of a Latin American Illegal (TOP SECRET) (90/91-10) *
- Study of CSIS Policy Branch (CONFIDENTIAL) (90/91-09)
- Report on Multiple Targeting (SECRET) (90/91-08)
- CSIS Activities Regarding Native Canadians—A SIRC Review (SECRET) (90/91-07) *
- Section 2(d) Targets—A SIRC Study of the Counter-Subversion Branch Residue (SECRET) (90/91-06)
- Investigations, Source Tasking and Information Reporting on 2(b) Targets (TOP SECRET) (90/91-05)
- Regional Studies (six studies relating to one region) (TOP SECRET) (90/91-04)
- Domestic Exchanges of Information (SECRET) (90/91-03) *
- Release of Information to Foreign Agencies (TOP SECRET) (90/91-02) *
- Security Investigations on University Campuses (TOP SECRET) (90/91-01) *
- A Review of the Counter-Intelligence Program in the CSIS (TOP SECRET) (89/90-08) *
- SIRC Report on the Innu Interview and the Native Extremism Investigation (SECRET) (89/90-07) *
- Amending the CSIS Act: Proposals for the Special Committee of the House of Commons (UNCLASSIFIED) (89/90-06)
- Report to the Solicitor General of Canada on Citizenship/Third Party Information (SECRET) (89/90-05) *
- A Review of CSIS Policy and Practices Relating to Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information (SECRET) (89/90-04)
- SIRC Report on CSIS Activities Regarding the Canadian Peace Movement (SECRET) (89/90-03) *
- Report to the Solicitor General of Canada on Protecting Scientific and Technological Assets in Canada: The Role of CSIS (SECRET) (89/90-02) *
- Supplement to the Committee's Report on Immigration Screening of January 18, 1988 (SECRET) (89/90-01) *
- SIRC Review of the Counter-Terrorism Program in the CSIS (TOP SECRET) (88/89-02) *
- The Intelligence Assessment Branch: A SIRC Review of the Production Process (SECRET) (88/89-01) *
- Report to the Solicitor General of Canada on CSIS Use of Its Investigative Powers with Respect to the Labour Movement (PUBLIC VERSION) (87/88-04) *
- SIRC Report on Immigration Screening (SECRET) (87/88-03) *
- Counter-Subversion: SIRC Staff Report (SECRET) (87/88-02)
- Report to the Solicitor General of Canada Concerning CSIS Performance of its Functions (SECRET) (87/88-01) *
- Ottawa Airport Security Alert (SECRET) (86/87-05) *
- Closing the Gaps: Official Languages and Staff Relations in the CSIS(UNCLASSIFIED) (86/87-04) *
- The Security and Intelligence Network in the Government of Canada: A Description (SECRET) (86/87-03) *
- Report on a Review of Security Screening for Applicants and Employees of the Federal Public Service (SECRET) (86/87-02) *
- Eighteen Months After Separation: An Assessment of CSIS Approach to Staffing Training and Related Issues (SECRET) (86/87-01) *
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