Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC)
www.itac-ciem.gc.ca
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ITAC's Role
ITAC’s role is to help prevent and reduce the effects of terrorist incidents on Canada and its people, both at home and abroad.
Various departments and agencies within the federal government are responsible for collecting information about threats to our national security. Such information is known as security intelligence. Participating departments include the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Prior to the creation of ITAC, there was no single federal organization responsible for analyzing all this information and producing comprehensive threat assessments.
ITAC analyzes security intelligence from its various partner agencies and pieces together a picture of potential threats. These threat assessments are then distributed to members of the Canadian security intelligence community, provincial emergency authorities, first responders, and the private sector.
ITAC also shares and receives security assessments from its international partners.
A threat assessment is an analysis of the intent and capability of terrorists to carry out attacks.
Threat assessments produced by ITAC are mostly related to special events taking place in Canada and globally, possible terrorist attacks, and terrorist trends. ITAC assessments are also used in the development of international travel advisories and in the development of threat and risk assessments for Canadian missions, interests, and persons abroad.
Foreign Partners
The Centre’s team is a vital link in ensuring an integrated, security intelligence system to protect Canadians. The team is made up of employees from various security intelligence organizations across Canada.
ITAC team members are able to access a number of open and classified sources of information across the government to produce assessments. This allows the Centre to offer a broad and integrated view regarding a particular threat.
As needed, ITAC can draw upon the specialized knowledge of other federal government departments, such as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada, Environment Canada, and Natural Resources Canada.