National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer a comprehensive study of the Canadian intelligence community, its different parts, and how it functions as a whole. In taking up this important task, contributors aim to identify the key players, explain their mandates and functions, and assess their interactions.

Top Secret Canada features essays by the country’s foremost experts on law, foreign policy, intelligence, and national security, and will become the go-to resource for those seeking to understand Canada’s intelligence community and the challenges it faces now and in the future.

Top Secret Canada is the first comprehensive study of national security agencies in Canada, discussing how they interact, overlap and perform.

  • Imprint: University of Toronto Press
  • Published: March 2021
  • Pages: 328

Stephanie Carvin is an assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

Thomas Juneau is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.

Craig Forcese is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.

"Top Secret Canada is a thorough and serious treatment of Canada’s multifaceted intelligence community and a significant contribution to the intelligence literature. It deserves a spot on the bookshelf of every scholar focused on Canadian defense and national security issues as well as the broader field of intelligence."

Joseph W. Gartin, CIA Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis

Studies in Intelligence

"This is an extremely valuable collection that should be essential reading for practitioners in Canada and abroad, and for legislators, journalists, and the interested public."

J. L. Granatstein, emeritus, York University

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"This groundbreaking tour d’horizon of Canada’s national security and intelligence community provides us with an original and much needed examination of a crucial area of Canadian public administration."

Andrea Charron, Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba

"Carvin, Juneau, and Forcese have assembled a first-rate collection of authors. Together, they provide readers with an encyclopedic account of the past, present, and future of Canada's national security and intelligence apparatus."

Adam Chapnick, professor of defence studies, Canadian Forces College and Royal Military College of Canada

"This ground-breaking tour d’horizon of Canada’s national security and intelligence community by leading scholars and practitioners in the field provides us with an original and much needed – and much-needed – examination of a crucial area of Canadian public administration."

Kim Richard Nossal, Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University

"Top Secret Canada is a comprehensive, in-depth, and up-to-date survey of the diverse actors who make up Canada’s national security community. A handy reference for experts, and a guidebook for those seeking an introduction to national security institutions in Canada."

Veronica M. Kitchen, associate professor of political science, University of Waterloo

Chapters

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Introduction

  • STEPHANIE CARVIN
  • THOMAS JUNEAU
  • CRAIG FORCESE
pp3–12

8: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

  • CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT
  • KELLY SUNDBERG
  • TODD HATALEY
  • ALEXANDRA GREEN
pp150–165

Conclusion

  • STEPHANIE CARVIN
  • THOMAS JUNEAU
  • CRAIG FORCESE
pp282–292

Index

pp301–318

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