Back وكالة أمن الاتصالات Arabic Communications Security Establishment Catalan Communications Security Establishment Canada German تشکیلات امنیت ارتباطات FA Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada French המוסד לביטחון תקשורת HE Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada NB Communications Security Establishment Polish CSE Portuguese Центр безопасности коммуникаций Russian
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| Formed | 1946 |
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| Type | government agency responsible for
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| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Employees | 3,490 (2024-25)[2] |
| Annual budget | $1,041.7 million (2024–25)[3] |
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| Website | www |
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE; French: Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications, CST), formerly (from 2008-2014) called the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), is the Government of Canada's national cryptologic agency. It is responsible for foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications security (COMSEC), protecting federal government electronic information and communication networks,[4] and is the technical authority for cyber security and information assurance.[5]
Formally administered under the Department of National Defence (DND), the CSE is now a separate agency under the National Defence portfolio. The CSE is accountable to the Minister of National Defence through its deputy head, the Chief of CSE. The National Defence Minister is in turn accountable to the Cabinet and Parliament. The current Chief of the CSE is Caroline Xavier, who assumed the office on 31 August 2022.[6][7]
In 2015, the agency built a new headquarters and campus encompassing 340,000 m2 (84 acres). The facility totals a little over 110,000 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft) and is adjacent to CSIS.
- ^ The Latin motto translates as 'providing and protecting information'.
- ^ "Population of the federal public service by department". 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Communication Security Establishment (CSE) Notes". 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Communications Security Establishment". Communications Security Establishment. 2020-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ Establishment, Communications Security (2020-10-27). "Communications Security Establishment". www.cse-cst.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Organizational structure". Communications Security Establishment. 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ Office of the Prime Minister (June 27, 2018). "The Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service". Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
Shelly Bruce, currently Associate Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, becomes Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, effective immediately.