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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 GirouxChair 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

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 BalancesViewing Security Intelligence

Through the Lens of Accountability

2010 – 2011Annual Report

12 — Security Intelligence Review Committee

SIRC REVIEW: CSIS’s Use of the InternetOver 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.

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