OTTAWA, July 19, 2023 — The 2022 Annual Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) was tabled in Parliament today.

The short report is divided into two parts. First, the Committee reflects on its first five years. It also provides an overview of the Committee’s current challenges with obtaining information, and considerations in the context of Parliament’s five-year review of the operation of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, which is expected to begin in 2023.

Second, the Committee fulfills its annual reporting requirements under the NSICOP Act, including by summarizing its work in 2022. It provides an overview of the review it completed in 2022, the Special Report on the National Security and Intelligence Activities of Global Affairs Canada, and the government’s response to its recommendations.

The Honourable David McGuinty, Chair of NSICOP, stated that “In its first five years, the Committee completed nine reviews, and is currently working on three others. The Committee’s reviews strengthened the security and intelligence community’s policies and operations, as well as overall accountability. The reviews also shone a light on the important work of the community, and on the challenges it faces in an uncertain world.”

The report was delivered to the Prime Minister on May 12, 2023.

The Committee’s report is available on the NSICOP website at https://nsicop-cpsnr.ca/reports/rp-2023-07-19-ar-2022/intro-en.html