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National Security Advisor (Canada)

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The National Security Advisor (Full title: National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (French: Conseiller en matière de sécurité nationale auprès du Premier ministre)) is an associate secretary in the Privy Council Office (PCO) responsible for Security and Intelligence. He or she is supported by the Security and Intelligence Secretariat and the International Assessment Staff.

The current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister is Daniel Jean (previously the deputy minister at Foreign Affairs) appointed May 16, 2016, filling the vacancy left when his predecessor, Richard Fadden, who retired.

Responsibilities

The National Security Advisor has four main responsibilities:

  • providing information, advice and recommendations on security and intelligence policy matters to the Prime Minister of Canada;
  • co-ordinating members of the security and intelligence community;
  • along with the Deputy Minister of National Defence, accountable to the Minister of National Defence for the Communications Security Establishment;
  • overseeing the intelligence assessment function, specifically the production and co-ordination of intelligence assessments for the Prime Minister, other Ministers and senior government officials

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