Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.

  activity that undermines the security of Canada

  activity that undermines the security of Canada means any activity that undermines the sovereignty, security or territorial integrity of Canada or threatens the lives or the security of people in Canada or of any individual who has a connection to Canada and who is outside Canada. For greater certainty, it includes

  • (a) interference with the capability of the Government of Canada in relation to intelligence, defence, border operations or public safety;

  • (b) changing or unduly influencing a government in Canada by force or unlawful means;

  • (c) espionage, sabotage or covert foreign-influenced activities;

  • (d) terrorism;

  • (e) proliferation of nuclear, chemical, radiological or biological weapons;

  • (f) significant or widespread interference with critical infrastructure;

  • (g) significant or widespread interference with the global information infrastructure, as defined in section 2 of the Communications Security Establishment Act; and

  • (h) conduct that takes place in Canada and that undermines the security of another state. (activité portant atteinte à la sécurité du Canada)

  • (i) [Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115]

  Government of Canada institution

  Government of Canada institution means

  • (a) a government institution — as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act — other than one that is listed in Schedule 1; or

  • (b) an institution that is listed in Schedule 2. (institution fédérale)

  people of Canada

  people of Canada[Repealed, 2019, c. 13, s. 115]

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) For the purposes of this Act, advocacy, protest, dissent or artistic expression is not an activity that undermines the security of Canada unless carried on in conjunction with an activity that undermines the security of Canada.