National Security Act 2017 (Canada)

National Security Act, 2017
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act respecting national security matters
CitationS.C. 2019, c. 13
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Royal assentJune 21, 2019
Legislative history
Bill titleC-59
Introduced byRalph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in the House of Commons of Canada on June 20, 2017
First readingin the House of Commons occurred on June 20, 2017
Second readingin the House of Commons occurred on November 27, 2017
Third readingin the House of Commons occurred on May 3, 2018
First readingin the Senate of Canada occurred on June 20, 2018
Second readingin the Senate of Canada occurred on December 11, 2018
Third readingin 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.