Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act

Marginal note:Definitions

11.01 The following definitions apply in sections 11.01 to 11.25.

approved class

approved class means a class of Canadian datasets, the collection of which is determined to be authorized by the Minister under section 11.03 and that has been approved by the Commissioner under the Intelligence Commissioner Act. (catégorie approuvée)

Canadian

Canadian in respect of a person, means a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or a corporation incorporated or continued under the laws of Canada or a province. (Canadien)

dataset

dataset means a collection of information that

• (a) is characterized by a common subject matter;

• (b) is stored as an electronic record;

• (c) contains personal information, as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act; and

• (d) is relevant to the performance of the Service’s duties and functions under any of sections 12 to 16 but cannot be collected or retained under any of those sections. (ensemble de données)

designated employee

designated employee means an employee who is designated under section 11.04 or 11.06. (employé désigné)

exploitation

exploitation means a computational analysis or series of computational analyses that is performed on one or more collections of information for the purpose of obtaining intelligence that would not otherwise be apparent. (exploitation)

publicly available dataset

publicly available dataset means a dataset referred to in paragraph 11.07(1)(a). (ensemble de données accessible au public)

Canadian dataset

Canadian dataset means a dataset described in paragraph 11.07(1)(b). (ensemble de données canadien)

foreign dataset

foreign dataset means a dataset described in paragraph 11.07(1)(c). (ensemble de données étranger)

query

query means a specific search or series of specific searches, with respect to a person or entity, that is performed on one or more collections of information for the purpose of obtaining intelligence. (interrogation)