{"id":10563,"date":"2025-10-02T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nsira-ossnr.gc.ca:9174\/review-template\/backgrounder\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:33:52","slug":"backgrounder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/fr\/examens\/nos-examens\/21-06\/fiche-dinformation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of a Specialized Program Under the Foreign Intelligence Aspect of CSE’s Mandate: Backgrounder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Examen d'un Programme Sp\u00e9cial Relevant du Volet Resignment \u00c9tranger du Mandat du CST <\/h1>\n\n
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Fiche d'information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dans le cadre de son volet renseignement \u00e9tranger, le Centre de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des t\u00e9l\u00e9communications (CST) m\u00e8ne une s\u00e9rie d\u2019activit\u00e9s et de programmes, notamment la collecte de renseignement \u00e9lectromagn\u00e9tique \u00e9tranger en appui aux priorit\u00e9s du gouvernement du Canada pour ce qui a trait au renseignement. Bien qu\u2019il soit important, l\u2019un de ces programmes n\u2019a jamais fait l\u2019objet d\u2019un examen interne ou externe. Pour en \u00e9valuer la l\u00e9galit\u00e9, la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 et le caract\u00e8re raisonnable, l\u2019OSSNR a entrepris d\u2019examiner ce programme en profondeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comme le CST n\u2019est pas autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 diriger ses activit\u00e9s contre des Canadiens ou des personnes se trouvant au Canada, la conduite ad\u00e9quate de ses activit\u00e9s de ciblage est d\u2019une importance capitale. En l\u2019occurrence, l\u2019OSSNR a observ\u00e9 que la d\u00e9finition des cibles faisait partie des activit\u00e9s du programme, lesquelles comprenaient un \u00e9ventail d\u2019outils et de techniques, notamment l\u2019utilisation de ressources issues du renseignement \u00e9lectromagn\u00e9tique (SIGINT pour Signals Intelligence) et de sources ouvertes pour effectuer des recherches sur les cibles. Or, l\u2019OSSNR a relev\u00e9 des lacunes, ce qui souligne la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019examiner plus \u00e0 fond le cadre de ciblage du CST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le programme mise sur une \u00e9troite collaboration avec des partenaires int\u00e9rieurs et \u00e9trangers, ce qui permet au CST de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une expertise et de ressources mises en commun. Cependant, l\u2019OSSNR a constat\u00e9 des faiblesses dans la fa\u00e7on dont ces partenariats \u00e9taient g\u00e9r\u00e9s, surtout en ce qui concerne les \u00e9changes d\u2019information. Dans certains cas, le CST n\u2019a pas appliqu\u00e9 ad\u00e9quatement son cadre interne d\u2019\u00e9valuation des risques de mauvais traitements, comme l\u2019exige la Loi visant \u00e0 \u00e9viter la complicit\u00e9 dans les cas de mauvais traitements inflig\u00e9s par des entit\u00e9s \u00e9trang\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019examen a \u00e9galement permis de relever d\u2019importantes lacunes dans la gouvernance et les mesures de gestion des risques du programme, en particulier dans les op\u00e9rations men\u00e9es conjointement avec des partenaires. En outre, le CST n\u2019a pas avis\u00e9 le ministre de la D\u00e9fense nationale de son intention d\u2019entreprendre certaines activit\u00e9s d\u2019essai et d\u2019\u00e9valuation au titre d\u2019une autorisation minist\u00e9rielle. De plus, l\u2019examen a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 des probl\u00e8mes syst\u00e9miques dans la fa\u00e7on dont le programme est r\u00e9gi, ce qui a soulev\u00e9 des pr\u00e9occupations quant \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on dont le CST rend compte de ses activit\u00e9s au ministre de la D\u00e9fense nationale. L\u2019OSSNR a constat\u00e9 que le CST n\u2019avait pas expliqu\u00e9 en d\u00e9tail ses activit\u00e9s de mise \u00e0 l\u2019essai et d\u2019\u00e9valuation, et qu\u2019il n\u2019avait pas communiqu\u00e9 clairement la port\u00e9e de sa participation op\u00e9rationnelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ces pr\u00e9occupations, l\u2019OSSNR a formul\u00e9 11 recommandations se r\u00e9sumant ainsi :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • le CST devrait veiller \u00e0 ce que les demandes d\u2019autorisation minist\u00e9rielle soient compl\u00e8tes et transparentes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • le CST devrait renforcer la gouvernance de ses activit\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • le CST devrait am\u00e9liorer la coordination et la communication avec les partenaires int\u00e9rieurs et \u00e9trangers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Les conclusions du rapport soulignent le r\u00f4le essentiel d\u2019un examen ind\u00e9pendant dans la promotion de la responsabilisation dans les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale. Dans le cadre du processus d\u2019examen, l\u2019OSSNR a depuis re\u00e7u les r\u00e9ponses du CST concernant ses recommandations. Pendant que ses activit\u00e9s de renseignement \u00e9tranger poursuivent leur \u00e9volution, le CST doit continuer de mettre un accent particulier sur une gouvernance solide, et le respect int\u00e9gral des lois et des politiques canadiennes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2200,"parent":10561,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nsira-subpages.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[9,24],"tags":[46,78,93],"yoast_head":"\nReview of a Specialized Program Under the Foreign Intelligence Aspect of CSE's Mandate: Backgrounder - National Security and Intelligence Review Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/fr\/examens\/nos-examens\/21-06\/fiche-dinformation-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review of a Specialized Program Under the Foreign Intelligence Aspect of CSE's Mandate: Backgrounder - 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