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CSIS Chief Details Foiled Iran Plots, Russian Fronts and Arctic Spying in Rare Public Warning

The rare address puts Canadians on notice about potential interference targeting sovereignty votes in Alberta or Quebec.

Overview

  • Director Dan Rogers confirmed CSIS detected, investigated and disrupted multiple potentially lethal threats linked to Iranian intelligence and proxies targeting individuals in Canada.
  • CSIS alerted Canadian firms that Europe-based front companies tied to Russian agents were seeking dual-use goods, leading companies to block the attempted acquisitions.
  • Rogers said China and Russia show significant intelligence interest in Canada’s Arctic, with observed cyber and non-cyber collection and attempts to recruit Canadians with sensitive access.
  • Nearly one in 10 CSIS terrorism investigations now involves at least one minor, and the agency reports disrupting roughly two dozen violent extremist actions since 2022.
  • The agency is preparing to detect foreign information operations around possible provincial sovereignty referendums, and it continues to track transnational repression by states including China and India.