Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community(IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance)

National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer a comprehensive study of the Canadian intelligence community, its different parts, and how it functions as a whole. In taking up this important task, contributors aim to identify the key players, explain their mandates and functions, and assess their interactions.

Top Secret Canada features essays by the country’s foremost experts on law, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, and will become the go-to resource for those seeking to understand Canada’s intelligence community and the challenges it faces now and in the future.

Foreword

Introduction
Stephanie Carvin, Thomas Juneau, and Craig Forcese

Part One: Central Agencies and Advice to Policymakers

1. The Privy Council Office (PCO)
Greg Fyffe

2. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
Meredith B. Lilly

Part Two: Core Collection and Advisory Agencies

3. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Jez Littlewood

4. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
Bill Robinson

5. The Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC)
Stephanie Carvin

6. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
John Pyrik

Part Three: Operations and Enforcement and Community Engagement

7. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Kent Roach

8. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Christian Leuprecht, Kelly Sundberg, Todd Hataley, and Alexandra Green

9. Public Safety Canada (PSC)
Alex Wilner

10. The Canada Centre and Countering Violent Extremism
Brett Kubicek and Michael King

Part Four: Government Departments with National Security Functions

11. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF)
Thomas Juneau

12. Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Michael Nesbitt

13. The Department of Justice Canada (Justice Canada)
Craig Forcese and Jennifer Poirier

Part Five: The Evolving National Security Review Landscape

14. Review and Oversight of National Security in Canada
Leah West

15. The Media and National Security Reporting in Canada
Alex Boutilier

Conclusion
Stephanie Carvin, Thomas Juneau, and Craig Forcese

Contributors
Index

Stephanie Carvin is an assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

Thomas Juneau is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.

"Top Secret Canada is a thorough and serious treatment of Canada’s multifaceted intelligence community and a significant contribution to the intelligence literature. It deserves a spot on the bookshelf of every scholar focused on Canadian defense and national security issues as well as the broader field of intelligence."

"This is an extremely valuable collection that should be essential reading for practitioners in Canada and abroad, and for legislators, journalists, and the interested public."