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The national security and intelligence advisor (French: conseiller à la sécurité nationale et au renseignement) is a public servant who advises the prime minister of Canadaonsecurity and intelligence matters. The position is supported by the Security and Intelligence Secretariat and the Intelligence Assessment Staff and holds the rank of associate secretary in the Privy Council Office (PCO).[1]
| National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister | |
|---|---|
| Conseiller à la sécurité nationale et au renseignement auprès du premier ministre | |
Incumbent | |
| Government of Canada | |
| Abbreviation | NSIA |
| Member of | Privy Council Cabinet |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Seat | Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Canada on the advice of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Marie-Lucie Morin |
| Deputy | Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence |
The National Security and Intelligence Advisor has four main responsibilities:
The position was created in 2005 by Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and had been tasked by Prime Minister Paul Martin to reorganize of Canada's national security scheme. She released a policy document called Securing an Open Society: Canada's National Security Policy.
Daniel Jean resigned after he suggested that Justin Trudeau's trip to India was sabotaged.[2][3][4]
On November 8, 2019, Greta Bossenmaier retired from the Public Service of Canada.[5] Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor David Morrison acted in the role while the Prime Minister's Office sought a permanent replacement.[5]
On January 22, 2020, Vince Rigby took up the post, which had been filled in the interim since Bossenmaier's departure by David Morrison[6]
Former National Defence Deputy Minister Jody Thomas took over the role on January 11, 2022.[7]
| Prime Minister | Officeholder | Tenure start | Tenure end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Harper | Marie-Lucie Morin | 2008 | 2010 |
| Stephen Rigby | 2010 | 2015 | |
| Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
Richard Fadden | 2015 | 2016 |
| Justin Trudeau | Daniel Jean | 2016 | 2018 |
| Greta Bossenmaier | 2018 | 2019 | |
| David Morrison | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Vince Rigby | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Jody Thomas | 2022 | –present |
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