June 20, 2017 Ottawa, Ontario Public Safety Canada

Today, the Government of Canada is following through on one of its key commitments by tabling proposed legislation that will enhance Canada’s national security and safeguard Canadians’ rights and freedoms.

The comprehensive bill covers a wide range of measures that were informed by the views and opinions provided by engaged citizens, stakeholders, experts, parliamentarians and others during the broad public consultation held last fall.

With the legislation and other measures, the Government is:

enhancing accountability and transparency through a proposed National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, a new Intelligence Commissioner, and a 6-point commitment to national security transparency;

through a proposed National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, a new Intelligence Commissioner, and a 6-point commitment to national security transparency; fulfilling its commitments to address former Bill C-51 through proposed revisions to threat reduction measures under the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, amendments to the Criminal Code, improvements to the Secure Air Travel Act and revisions to the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act;

through proposed revisions to threat reduction measures under the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, amendments to the Criminal Code, improvements to the Secure Air Travel Act and revisions to the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act; strengthening security and protecting rights by proposing updates to keep pace with evolving threats through measures such as modernizing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, establishing the Communications Security Establishment Act, and making other legislative updates.



Taken together, the Government’s package of proposed measures represents extensive and much-needed improvements to Canada’s national security framework that will make Canada more secure, its agencies more accountable and its laws more just.



The Government will fully support parliamentary committees as they examine this comprehensive legislation in the months to come. The Government looks forward to constructive discussions that will ensure the legislation meets the objective of keeping Canadians safe and protecting their rights and freedoms.