Intelligence Commissioner of Canada

The intelligence commissioner of Canada (French: commissaire au renseignement du Canada) is an independent officer of the Government of Canada charged with quasi-judicial review of certain decisions made by the Minister of Public Safety and Minister of National Defence in relation to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).

[3] The position is a Governor in Council appointment made on the advice of the prime minister of Canada.

[2] The inaugural intelligence commissioner of Canada is Jean-Pierre Plouffe, who took office on July 12, 2019 and served until October 1, 2022.

[6][7] The intelligence commissioner issues a report on their activity to the prime minister annually who must table it in Parliament after removing confidential and classified information.

The commissioner is entitled to receive all reports which are compiled by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA).