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AGENCY OVERVIEW
Introduction
This report details the Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada’s (CISC) operations and performance at Central Bureau for 2008. Its purpose is to inform the general public about CISC’s work and the value that it provides to Canada’s public good. It is also a reference document for CISC employees and stakeholder groups and forms part of the historical record.Governance and Organizational Structure
CISC was formally created in 1970 to respond to the need for a national criminal intelligence body to combat organized crime. Since that time CISC’s main purpose has been to facilitate the timely production and exchange of criminal information and intelligence within the Canadian law enforcement community. CISC supports the effort to reduce the harm caused by organized crime through the delivery of strategic intelligence products and services and by providing leadership and expertise to its member agencies. CISC is an umbrella organization of all Canadian law enforcement agencies and as such is encouraged by all stakeholders and member agencies to actively pursue an impartial autonomous role within the complex network of relationships it manages and that it requires to fulfill its mandate. Today, CISC is comprised of more than 380 member agencies representing the federal, provincial, and municipal levels of law enforcement. CISC member agencies fall into three categories:- Category I - Police Agency
The agency has full police officer authority provided under a Canadian federal or provincial police act. The primary role of the agency is law enforcement and contributing to the criminal intelligence process.
- Category II - Agency with Specific Law Enforcement Role
The agency has specific but limited law enforcement responsibilities. Its authority is provided under specific federal or provincial legislation (e.g. Customs Act, Immigration Act, and Provincial Wildlife Act). Category II Membership may be granted to a foreign law enforcement or intelligence agency if, as determined by the respective Provincial Executive Committee, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the broader criminal intelligence community.
- Category III - Agency with Role Complementary to Law Enforcement
The agency has no direct law enforcement authority but provides assistance to law enforcement agencies.
CISC is governed by the CISC National Executive Committee that consists of 22 leaders from Canada’s law enforcement community. CISC has its Central Bureau in Ottawa, led by the CISC Director General, and also 10 Provincial Bureaux, each led by Bureau Directors. Canada’s three territories are represented by Provincial Bureaux, as follows: Yukon Territory by British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Nunavut by Alberta. The Director General is also Secretary to the CISC National Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime (CIROC), formerly known as Council on Public Safety (CoPS), and coordinates nation-wide implementation of Committee resolutions. Figure 1 illustrates an outline of the organizational structure.
CISC is also a member of both the National and Regional Coordination Committees’ National Agenda to Combat Organized Crime, operated by the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for Justice. As a member, CISC advises all levels of government and makes significant contributions to governments’ knowledge of and response to organized and serious crime in Canada.
Strategic Goals
CISC’s mandate is focused on intelligence pertaining to organized and serious crime affecting Canada. It must carry out this mandate in an environment where organized crime groups operate increasingly beyond the limits of one jurisdiction, enabled by new technologies, prompting law enforcement to approach the fight against organized crime in a multi-jurisdiction, multi-organization fashion. The criminal intelligence community must operate in a similarly integrated manner to deliver products and services that provide leaders in law enforcement, as well as government, the ability to develop strategies and policies to combat organized and serious crime. CISC therefore plays an increasingly important leadership role in Canada’s law enforcement community.
CISC’s response at Central Bureau has been to focus attention and resources on three priority areas: the Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS); the Integrated Threat Assessment (ITA) process; and the Canadian Criminal Intelligence Model (CCIM). This focus ensures the timely production and exchange of criminal information and intelligence among CISC member agencies. Summaries of these services and products to the law enforcement community can be found within this document.
Financial & Operating Highlights
The 2008/2009 budget for CISC Central Bureau consisted of five funding sources that amounted to approximately $7.5 million dollars. A projected breakdown is provided in Table 1 and 2, as follows:
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The projected allocation of resources for CISC Central Bureau for 2008/09 is shown in Figure 2, as follows:
* Based on the 2007/08 budget allocation for CISC Central Bureau
** The Full-time Equivalent (FTE) figure includes both CISC Central Bureau and personnel at the 10 Provincial Bureaux, as follows:
Central Bureau has 62 classified positions. Following is a breakdown of the 47 FTEs currently in place: 6 Regular Members, 2 Regular Member Surplus to Establishment, 21 Civilian Members, 5 Public Service Employees, 6 secondments (2 Ontario Provincial Police, 1 Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, 1 Sûreté du Québec, 1 Military Police and 1 Ottawa Police),
5 Temporary Civilian Employees, 1 Temporary position and 1 casual position.
Provincial Bureaux: 10 Public Service Employees (1 per Bureau)
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