CSIS Backgrounders

CSIS Backgrounders are issued periodically to address specific security and intelligence issues and to help answer questions about CSIS priorities and operational activities.

• Backgrounder: No. 1: The CSIS Mandate , Revised Feb. 2005.



• Backgrounder: No. 2: Accountability and Review, Nov. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 3: CSIS and the Security Intelligence Cycle, Revised Feb. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 4: Human Resources, Revised Feb. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 5: A Historical Perspective on CSIS, Revised Jan. 2001.



• Backgrounder: No. 6: Economic Security, Revised Feb. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 7: Proliferation Issues, Revised April 2003.



• Backgrounder: No. 8: Counter-Terrorism, Revised Aug. 2002.



• Backgrounder: No. 9: Security Screening, Revised Nov. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 10: Transnational Criminal Activity, Revised March 2003.



• Backgrounder: No. 11: Information Operations, Revised Feb. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 12: Security of Information Act, April 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 13: Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC), Revised June  2006.



• Backgrounder: No. 14: Certificates Under The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Revised Feb.  2005.



• Backgrounder: No. 15: Screening of Refugee Claimants, Feb. 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 16: Operations Abroad, May 2004.



• Backgrounder: No. 17: Control, Accountability and Review, May 2005.