The Department

Headquartered in Ottawa, Public Safety Canada has a budget of $430 million and about 800 employees, 120 of whom work in regional locations across the country.

Our regional offices deliver front-line services in crime prevention, emergency preparedness and Aboriginal policing.

Department structure

Branch responsibilities

Emergency Management and National Security Branch

• Emergency analysis, warning and response, including the Government Operations Centre and the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre
• Emergency management policy
• Emergency preparedness and recovery including the Canadian Emergency Management College
• National security policy

Policing, Law Enforcement and Interoperability Branch

• Law enforcement and border strategies
• Policing policy
• Public safety interoperability (the ability to share information in real time between public safety agencies)

Community Safety and Partnerships Branch

• Aboriginal policing
• Conditional release program development
• Corrections policy and research
• Crime prevention

Corporate Management Branch

• Chief Information Officer Directorate
• Comptrollership (finance)
• Human resources
• Management assurance (internal audits)

Strategic Policy

• International Affairs
• Strategic Policy, Planning and Research
• Intergovernmental Affairs and Citizen Engagement
• Cabinet, Parliamentary and Ministerial Services

Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service

• Monitors CSIS compliance with its operational policies
• Reviews CSIS operational activities
• Conducts reviews of specific CSIS activities
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