Ottawa wants to expand spy agency’s powers, open to foreign intelligence agency - National Post

Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week By Christopher Nardi November 6, 2026 at 3:56 p.m. Last Updated: November 6, 2026 at 10:04 p.m. OTTAWA — The federal government wants to grant CSIS broader powers to collect more intelligence abroad and is open to eventually creating a Canadian human foreign intelligence agency, according to a senior intelligence official.

On Friday, top Privy Council office intelligence official Dominic Rochon provided more detail about the government’s plan to beef up the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) the day after it announced a $6 billion investment in the agency.

Speaking at the annual Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies symposium, Rochon said Canada needs to better protect its economic security against foreign threats and shocks.

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