National Security Act 2017 (Canada)
| National Security Act, 2017 | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Citation | S.C. 2019, c. 13 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of Canada |
| Royal assent | June 21, 2019 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | C-59 |
| Introduced by | Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in the House of Commons of Canada on June 20, 2017 |
| First reading | in the House of Commons occurred on June 20, 2017 |
| Second reading | in the House of Commons occurred on November 27, 2017 |
| Third reading | in the House of Commons occurred on May 3, 2018 |
| First reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on June 20, 2018 |
| Second reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on December 11, 2018 |
| Third reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on May 30, 2019 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The National Security Act, 2017 (S.C. 2019, c. 13) is a statute of the Parliament of Canada that restructured oversight of Canada's national security and intelligence agencies, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). The Act consolidated review mechanisms, created the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency and the Intelligence Commissioner of Canada, and expanded the CSE's mandate to include active and defensive cyber operations. It received Royal assent on June 21, 2019.