{"id":10822,"date":"2025-07-08T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nsira-ossnr.gc.ca:9174\/reviews\/our-reviews\/review-of-a-csis-warranted-threat-reduction-measure\/notification-letter-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:37:58","slug":"notification-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/en\/reviews\/find-a-review\/25-04\/notification-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service Warranted Threat Reduction Measure: Notification Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"hero-banner-post\" style=\"background: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reviews-Banner-2.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center; border-style: solid; border-width: 0 0 10px 0; border-color: #eeeeee; padding: 50px 0;\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-row\">\n            <div id=\"col-gm55631e\" class=\"text-center wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm55631e gutentor-single-column grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12 mrgn-tp-md mrgn-bttm-md\">\n                <div id=\"section-gm55631e\" class=\"section-gm55631e gutentor-col-wrap\">\n                    <!-- Page Title (Parent page title dynamically added) -->\n                    <h1 style=\"font-size: 2.25em; border:none;\" class=\"has-text-color has-white-color mrgn-tp-md wp-block-post-title\">\n                        Review of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service Warranted Threat Reduction Measure                    <\/h1>\n\n                    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\">\n\n                    <!-- Dynamically Display the Page Type (e.g., Notification Letter, Report, etc.) -->\n                                            <h2 class=\"has-text-color has-white-color\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em; margin-top: 20px;\">\n                            Notification Letter                        <\/h2>\n                    \n                    <!-- Here you could add other content like buttons or additional text if needed -->\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"gma92e21f\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gma92e21f gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gmc8acbc\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmc8acbc gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-3 grid-md-12 grid-12 content-body\"><div id=\"section-gmc8acbc\" class=\"section-gmc8acbc gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<p class=\"mrgn-bttm-0 has-nsira-blue-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree<br \/>\nMinister and Attorney General of Canada<br \/>\nDepartment of Justice Canada <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Notification of NSIRA\u2019s Review of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service Warranted Threat Reduction Measure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Minister Anandasangaree,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am writing on behalf of the Members of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) to inform you that NSIRA has initiated a review of a <a>Canadian Security Intelligence Service<\/a> (CSIS) warranted threat reduction measure (TRM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This review is being conducted pursuant to paragraph 8(1)(a)(b) and 8(2) of the <em>National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act<\/em> (NSIRA Act). The NSIRA Act grants NSIRA full and timely access to all information held by reviewed departments and agencies, including classified and privileged information, with the exception of cabinet confidences. &nbsp;The review will include information relating to CSIS\u2019 compliance with the law and ministerial directions, as well as the reasonableness and necessity of a selection of CSIS activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSIRA will review all aspects of the TRM, including its design, approval, authorization, and execution. NSIRA will also review the activities of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) in relation to the TRM. Additionally, NSIRA will review the Department of Justice\u2019s provision of legal advice in relation to the TRM including any legal advice that may have informed Justice counsel\u2019s advice to CSIS and CSE. NSIRA will determine whether the TRM complied with relevant authorities, including the applicable judicial authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSIRA will engage with your officials regarding this review. As the review progresses, NSIRA\u2019s review team will be in regular contact with them with requests for information. Such requests may involve documents, system access, written explanations, briefings, interviews, surveys, and any other information that NSIRA determines to be of relevance to this review. This review may also include independent inspections of some technical systems. NSIRA\u2019s expectations for responsiveness are available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\">https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thank you in advance for your cooperation and support to the independent review process, which is key to transparency and democratic accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honourable Marie Deschamps, C.C.&nbsp;<br>Chair, National Security and Intelligence Review Agency<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cc&nbsp;Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Notification of NSIRA\u2019s Review of a CSIS Warranted Threat Reduction Measure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Ministers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am writing on behalf of the Members of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) to inform you that NSIRA has initiated a review of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warranted threat reduction measure (TRM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This review is being conducted pursuant to paragraph 8(1)(a) and 8(2) of the <em>National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act<\/em> (NSIRA Act). The NSIRA Act grants NSIRA full and timely access to all information held by reviewed departments and agencies, including classified and privileged information, with the exception of cabinet confidences. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSIRA will review all aspects of the TRM, including its design, approval, authorization, and execution. NSIRA will also review the activities of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) in relation to the TRM. NSIRA will determine whether the TRM complied with relevant authorities, including the applicable judicial authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSIRA will engage with your officials regarding this review. As the review progresses, NSIRA\u2019s review team will be in regular contact with them with requests for information. Such requests may involve documents, system access, written explanations, briefings, interviews, surveys, and any other information that NSIRA determines to be of relevance to this review. This review may also include independent inspections of some technical systems. NSIRA\u2019s expectations for responsiveness are available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\">https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thank you in advance for your cooperation and support to the independent review process, which is key to transparency and democratic accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honourable Marie Deschamps, C.C.&nbsp;<br>Chair, National Security and Intelligence Review Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dist.<br \/>\nThe Honourable David J. 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