National Security Act 2017 (Canada)
| National Security Act, 2017 | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Citation | S.C. 2019, c. 13 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of Canada |
| Royal assent | June 21, 2019 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | C-59 |
| Introduced by | Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in the House of Commons of Canada on June 20, 2017 |
| First reading | in the House of Commons occurred on June 20, 2017 |
| Second reading | in the House of Commons occurred on November 27, 2017 |
| Third reading | in the House of Commons occurred on May 3, 2018 |
| First reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on June 20, 2018 |
| Second reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on December 11, 2018 |
| Third reading | in the Senate of Canada occurred on May 30, 2019 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The National Security Act, 2017 is a Canadian statute enacted by the Parliament of Canada to reform the oversight of the National Security Agencies of Canada, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). It also makes various adjustments to supporting legislation, including the National Defense Act, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act the Communications Security Establishment Act and the Criminal Code to support these new mechanisms.