Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 97 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES For effective detection, Canada must have strong capabilities for the collection, analysis and dissemination of usable intelligence. Collection The primary Government of Canada collection organizations are CSIS, the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) and the RCMP. CSIS and the RCMP use a full range of collection methods. CSEC acquires and provides foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) in accordance with the Government’s intelligence priorities and provides technical and operational support to law enforcement and security intelligence agencies. Other federal organizations, such as DND/CF, DFAIT, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Transport Canada, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), and the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) also collect information in support of their primary responsibilities, which is important in establishing a broader counterterrorism intelligence picture. For these organizations the exchange of information with domestic and international partners is crucial. The Department of Finance is currently developing options to enhance the exchange of intelligence between FINTRAC and its federal partners. In addition, FINTRAC contributes to the prevention and deterrence of terrorist financing by ensuring compliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA). Millions of financial transaction reports are sent to FINTRAC each year by banks, credit unions and other financial intermediaries, resulting in financial intelligence that assists in the investigation and prosecution of money laundering, terrorist activity financing and other threats to the security of Canada. These measures strengthen Canada’s financial system by deterring individuals from using it to carry out terrorist financing or other criminal activity. To further strengthen Canada’s anti-terrorist financing regime, an Illicit Financing Advisory Committee comprised of several federal partners has been developed to identify illicit financing threats from abroad and to develop targeted measures to safeguard Canada’s financial and national security interests. In order to detect and address risks to the charitable sector, the Charities Directorate of the CRA reviews applications and conducts audits, as well as collects and analyzes multisource intelligence. It also exchanges information with Canadian intelligence and law enforcement partners in compliance with the Income Tax Act, the Charities Registration (Security Information) Act, and the PCMLTFA. A number of Detect initiatives promote partnership and cooperation in collection. For example, the RCMP: • leads Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs), based in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, which bring together federal, provincial and municipal police and intelligence resources to collect, share and analyze information in support of criminal investigations and threat assessments; ...continued THE STRATEGY Prevent, Detect, Deny and Respond continued...
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