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7. I think I can speak for everyone at the Canadian Council on Learning
when I say that the past fiscal year was our most productive to
date. The period from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007, marked
a series of firsts for CCL—from the release of the world’s first
Composite Learning Index, to the publication of our first annual
reports on issues such as post-secondary education and the state
of learning, and the release of our first annual Survey of Canadian
Attitudes toward Learning.
These achievements, among the many others featured in the
pages of this annual report, demonstrate the contribution that
the Canadian Council on Learning is making to the progress of
learning across Canada, in all its many forms.
We are proud of what CCL has accomplished—both in the past 12
months and in the three years since we were founded. And we’re not
alone: our sense of pride was confirmed by a formative evaluation
that concluded CCL is on track to achieve its mandate.
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the hard work of
CCL’s staff, without which our successes of the past year would not
have been possible. I would also like to thank the members of our
Board of Directors, who regularly offer their guidance and provide
strategic direction to CCL’s work, all on a volunteer basis.
With their help, CCL will continue in the coming years to provide the
kinds of insights about learning that will strengthen Canada’s social
and economic growth, while ensuring that Canadians understand the
importance of learning throughout all stages of life.
ANNUAL REPORT 2006–2007
Robert Giroux
Chair of the Board
of Directors
4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
OUR YEAR AT A GLANCE
Founded in March 2004, the Canadian Council on Learning is still a young organization.
Nonetheless, we have already established a solid record of achievements, and the fiscal year
2006–2007 was no exception.
Here are some highlights of our top accomplishments for the period covered by this report. The
complete list of achievements is detailed in the Paving the Way for the Future section of this
annual report (see page 10).
Released the world’s first Composite Learning Index;
Published the first annual Report on the State of Learning in Canada;
Published the first annual Report on the State of Post-secondary Education in Canada;
Commissioned, analyzed and published the first annual Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward
Learning;
In partnership with Aboriginal Peoples, undertook the development of new models of lifelong
learning for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities;
Placed two researchers in the researcher-in-residence program and increased the total number
of available spots in this program;
Published a biweekly, subscription-based e-newsbulletin, highlighting CCL initiatives, research
and activities;
Implemented structured-learning partnerships with provincial and territorial governments,
as well as with select national non-governmental organizations; and
Completed a formative evaluation of the implementation, design and delivery of CCL activities
and its progress in achieving the mandated goals of the organization.
8 A SOLID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS
ANNUAL REPORT

8. 4 — Security Intelligence Review Committee
Section 1
The Year in Review
An analysis of prominent
developments in security
intelligence and how these
relate to select findings and
recommendations by SIRC
from the previous year.
Section 2
Summaries of SIRC
Reviews and Complaints
A synopsis of the reviews
completed by SIRC, as well
as the complaint reports
issued during the fiscal year
covered by this
annual report.
Section 3
SIRC at a Glance
Highlights the public
engagement, liaison and
administrative activities of
SIRC. This includes details
of its annual budget and
expenditures.
About This Report
SIRC derives its mandate and functions from the same law that sets out the Service’s
legal framework: the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act. In accordance with this
legislation, SIRC annually prepares a public report of its activities, which is tabled before
Parliament by the Minister of Public Safety.
This annual report summarizes SIRC’s key analyses, findings and recommendations
arising from its reviews and complaints investigations. It has three sections:
Checks and Balances
Viewing Security Intelligence
Through the Lens of Accountability
2010–2011
Annual Report
SIRC REVIEW:
CSIS’s Use of the Internet
Over the span of a generation, information
available via the Internet has grown expo-
nentially. Today, it is a vast, interactive
medium that offers significant anonymity
to people who communicate online.
Of particular concern to security intel-
ligence agencies and law enforcement is
the growing role that online activities play
in the radicalization of individuals who
may become threats to Canadian interests.
Today, people who may never have met can
create networks, mobilize and plan threat-
related activities—all without ever having
to leave home. For those who pose a threat
to Canada and its allies, online activities
play an important role at every stage of
radicalization, giving direct access to
unfiltered extremist ideology, as well as
providing a nearly anonymous meeting
place for like-minded radical individuals.
As a result, threat-related online activities
have moved to the forefront of many
national security investigations. This
medium has come to play an important
operational role in CSIS investigations: for
example, key targets of the “Toronto 18”
group were initially detected through the
monitoring of material posted online.
Targeting
When the Service has reasonable grounds to suspect that an individual or
an organization could pose a threat to Canada, it must first establish an
investigation. The figures below indicate the number of targets (rounded to
the nearest 10) investigated by CSIS in the past three fiscal years.
100
200
300
400
500
600
530
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