Overview

• The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force reported that detected foreign activities were limited in scope and often difficult to tie to specific state actors.
• The SITE Task Force includes representatives from Global Affairs Canada, CSIS, the RCMP and the Communications Security Establishment.
• A senior 'panel of five'—the clerk of the Privy Council, the national security and intelligence adviser, the deputy attorney general, and the deputy ministers of public safety and foreign affairs—received regular updates under the election protocol.
• No public alert was issued during the campaign, which concluded with a minority Liberal government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, and officials say the integrity of the vote was not affected.
• The reports released Thursday detail observations such as China-linked narrative amplification, Russian information operations online, and scams using politicians’ likenesses, and note weekly technical briefings and lessons to strengthen future protections.