Canada's primary federal institutions handling foreign intelligence, national security, and signal interception are the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). CSIS functions as Canada's primary civilian intelligence agency—roughly analogous to the U.S. CIA—responsible for collecting foreign and domestic intelligence regarding national security threats, espionage, and terrorism. Meanwhile, the CSE operates as Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency and cyber defense command—comparable to the U.S. NSA—tasked with protecting government computer networks and conducting foreign cyber operations.
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