Parliamentary security oversight committee gains authority over Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner

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The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians can now oversee the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner. Two definition changes make this happen: the Commissioner is added to the list of entities covered by the word 'department,' and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is designated as the 'appropriate Minister' for the Commissioner under the Act. Previously, this oversight gap meant the Commissioner fell outside the Committee's formal review reach. Organizations and individuals subject to foreign influence transparency requirements should be aware that the Committee now has a formal mandate to examine the Commissioner's activities. No other substantive changes were made to the Act's oversight framework.

Who this affects: parliamentarians serving on the national security committee · the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner · entities subject to foreign influence transparency obligations · federal government departments and agencies under committee oversight