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I ~ HE HISTORY OF: I I CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CANADA 1 I - 1978- I I I I I I I

Researched and edited by the Central Bureau of C.I.S.C. and particular acknowledgement I to Cpl. Craig BUSHEY for his contribution in the preparation of this document. ll I I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS I I Page 1 History of Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. Page 9 APPENDIX "A" - Directors and Asst/Directors of I Criminal Intelligence Service Canada with appointment dates. I Page 11 APPENDIX "8" - List of dates of C.I.S.C. Executive I Committee Meetings. I Page 13 APPENDIX "C" - Membership of C.I.S.C.

Page 17 APPENDIX "D" - List of dates of C.I.S.C. Supervisory I Meetings. I I I I I I I I THE HI STORY OF: I CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE CANADA

"Only through a well co-ordinated and unified personal history files be compiled on all known attack by federal, provincial and local police forces criminals belonging to groups or syndicates involved I will we be able to control and check the spread of in criminal activities in Canada, or between Canada organized crime in Canada."(1) This statement. and the United States. albeit well seasoned with use, still remains most As a result of this meeting and oth ers, Commi s­ appropriate today as it is the basic philosophy of I sioner Harvison on Apri I 1, 1962, approved the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (C.I.S.C.). formation of National Crime Intelligence Units There is evidence of organized criminal activity within the R.C.M.P. to develop, gather, correlate, I associated with narcotics trafficking, gambling, record, and disseminate criminal intelligence in­ prostitution, the manufacture and distribution of formation concerning organized crime or syndicated illicit alcohol, smuggling and other lucrative crimes crime. Nationa I Crime lnte II igence Units were es­ I dating as far back as the 1930s. However, it was tablished by Apri I 1, 1963 at Montrea I, Toronto , not unti I the early 1950s that an abundantly more Windsor, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and devious and refined pattern of criminal behavior Vancouver with the central N.C.I. Unit located materialized on the Canadian scene. At that junc­ at R.C.M.P. Headquarters, Ottawa. Crime Intelli­ I ture, it became increasingly evident that those gence Units were also established by the Metro­ engaged in organized activity in Canada were politan Toronto Police Department, Ontario Provinc ial maintaining a close working relationship and Police, Montreal City Police and Quebec Provinc ial I personal k inship with powerfu l Un ited States Police. syndicates. At the Federal-Provincial Conference of the With its ever increasing growth, organized crime Prime Minister of Canada and Provincial Premi ers I in Canada soon became a matter of nationa I concern, in Ottawa, during July 1965, Prime Minister Pea rs on, and thus, the conception, birth, and evolution of in his opening remarks, stated: Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. " .. .The Federal Government is deeply I On October 24, 1961, Commissioner C.W. concerned to do all it can to assist Harvison of the R.C.M.P. presided as chairman at Provincial Governments with the re­ a secret meeting comprised of Director J. Brunet, sponsability for combatting such I Quebec Provincial Police, Director J.A. Robert, crime. The R.C.M.P. have for some Montreal City Police, and Chief James Mackie of years operated a variety of national the Metropolitan Toronto Police. During the course services for the benefit of all Canadian of the meeting, there was considerable discussion police forces. The Federal Government I pertaining to organized or syndicated crime as it is prepared to authorize and finance affected the Province of Quebec, the City of expansion of several of these services Montreal, various areas of Ontario, in particular particularly utilization of the R.C.M.P. I Toronto, and as well other parts of Canada. resources for the gathering, correlation and dissemination of intelligence in­ Commissioner Harvison agreed it was paramount formation on organized crime." that a central agency be established for the distribu­ I tion of criminal intelligence and that the R.C.M.P. The Government of Canada had become fearful act as that agency. To this end, the heads of the that organized crime may reach into government police forces agreed to funnel information to the circles as the "Gerda Mungsinger Affair" and th e I R.C.M.P. Headquarters in Ottawa where it would be Lucien Rivard narcotics conspiracy case were both sifted by the readers, with the resulting information fresh in the minds of politicians. The famous Rivard being forwarded to the police department concerned. case a I so concerned the attempted bribery of a It was also concluded that it was essential that lawyer representing the U.S. Government in th e ex­ I tradition proceedings against Rivard, in whic h a federal Member of Parliament was reportedly in­ I (1) Report of Committee on Crime Intelligence (Aug. 1967) volved, prompting the Dorion Enquiry. - 1 - I I

As a result of the Federal-Provincial Conference, central intelligence mechanism, and I a sub-committee was immediately established con­ make a report to all Attorneys General sisting of the Minister of Justice and the Attorneys for their consideration." General of each province. The committee met on July Having adopted the resolution, the Federal­ I 21st and 22nd, 1965, to discuss ways and means by Provincial representatives appointed the following which the Federal Government could assist in com­ police officials to the Committee on Crime batting crime. Those specifically mentioned by the Intelligence: Minister of Justice were the extension of the R.C.M.P. I criminal intelligence function; extension of R.C.M.P. Commissioner George B. McClellan, advanced training courses; and support to facilitate Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Chairman; more frequent conferences between police officials Commissioner Eric H. Silk, Q.C., I in the form of additional meetings of the Canadian Ontario Provincial Police; Association of Chiefs of Police, on specialized re­ gional conferences devoted to organized crime. Director Genera I J. Adrien Robert, I Quebec Provincial Police; The suggestions were tentatively agreed upon and were welcomed by the Attorneys General. A sub­ Assistant Commissioner F.S. Spalding, sequent meeting was scheduled for later in the year Commanding Officer, I when propos a Is might be put forward in greater de­ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, tail for discussion, and when various Attorneys Victoria, B.C. General might present their own proposals for dis­ cussion and consideration. The Committee met at Ottawa in three sessions I - the first on January 20th and 21st, 1966, the This, then, set the stage for the Federal-Provin­ second on March 21st and 22nd, 1966 and the third cial Conference on Organized Crime of January 6th on February 2nd and 3rd, 1967. and 7th, 1966. Mr. Claude Wagner, then Minister of I Justice for the Province of Quebec, proposed the It is significant to note that, early in the first creation of a Central Intelligence Bureau for the use session, the Committee defined certain terms, which of all police forces in Canada. The function of the were the product of considerable thought and were I bureau was to provide for the collection, analysis, used throughout their deliberations. They are as and dissemination of criminal intelligence to ef­ follows: fectively combat organized crime. Mr. Wagner went "Organized Crime means two or more I on to state: persons concerting together on a con­ " ... It is clear that the operation of this tinuing basis to participate in illegal new agency will increase and accellerate activities either directly or indirectly I the detection of organized crime by cir­ for gain." cumscribing it at its very first manifes­ "Crime Intelligence in the area of tation. It also appears that this central organized crime, means information I office should establish close co-opera­ relating to crime or persons who may tion with the various departments on a be involved in criminal activity where national and provincial level, Immigra­ the publication or transmission thereof tion, National Revenue, Post Office, be restricted because: I Customs, as well as other authorities." a) it might reflect on the character or During this conference the following resolution reputation of persons against whom was adopted: no crimina I prosecution has yet I been commenced; or "That a committee consisting of the b) its reliability has not yet been con­ Commissioner of the RCMP, the Director firmed; or I General of the QPP, the Commissioner of the OPP, and the Commissioner of c) its trans miss ion has been restricted Police for the Province of British by the source furnishing the informa­ Columbia representing contracting tion; or I province, be established to explore the d) its publication would defeat its use­ nature, scope, and workability of a new fulness; or I -2 - I_ I

I e) its transmission or publication might should be established in each of the place in peril the life or welfare of provinces ; some person; or 4) the Crime Intelligence Units in th e I f) it connotes nothing of significance provinces under contract with the except when re Ia ted to other crime R.C.M.P., presently in existence and intelligence; or maintained by that Force, should be I g) because of the nature of its source; redesignated as Provincial Crime or Intelligence Centres ; 5) the Provinces of Ontario and Qu ebec h) its publication might hamper or inter­ fere with criminal proceedings."(2) should make corresponding arrange­ I ments for the establishment of pro­ For reasons set out above, crime intelligence vincial crime intelligence centres differs from information routinely exchanged on less under the direction of the senior I sensitive matters between po l ice forces on a we l l­ po l ice officials at the provincial establ ished basis. level in those provinces; In addition to the Committee on Crime Intelli­ 6) the National Crime Intelligence Centre gence, two liaison officers, of commissioned rank, should undertake to accept, safegu ard, were appointed in May 1966 to co-ordinate the activi­ record, and disseminate crime i nte lligence ties of the criminal intelligence function, also a received from the Provine ia I Crime In ­ direct result of the Federal-Provincial Conference of telligence Centres and elsewh ere; I July 1965. During May 1966, the first such appoint­ the Provincial Crime Intelligence Ce ntres ments were announced to fu lfi II these duties: should carry out similar functions w it h in Inspector (now Commissioner) M.J. Nadon, Rtd., of their respective jurisdictions ; I the R.C.M.P. as Criminal Intelligence Liaison Officer 7) a Co-ordinating Committee should be East; and Sub-Inspector (now C/ Supt.) J.D. Routledge created of the following members: of the R.C.M.P. as Crimina l Intelligence Liaison -the Commissioner of the Roya I I Officer West; commonly referred to as C.I.L.O. EAST Canadian Mounted Police or h is and C.I.L.O. WEST. C.I.L.O. positions remained designate (ex-officio); operational until June 1977, at which time the posi­ - the Commissioner of th e Ontario I tions were eliminated.(3) Provincial Police or his designate On August 8th, 1967, after much preparation, the (ex-officio); Report of the "Committee on Crime Intelligence", - the Director Genera I of the Qu ebec which became known as the report of the "Four Wise Provincial Police or his designat e I (ex-officio); Men", was presented to the Solicitor General and Attorneys General. This comprehensive report is most -the President of the Canadian A sso­ noteworthy and mer its reading. In the f ina I part of tion of Chiefs of Police (ex-officio); I the report, the committee made the following recom­ -the Chairman of the Committee on mendations as a result of its research : Organized Crime of the Canadi an Association of Chiefs of Police "1) A new central intelligence mechanism be (ex-officio); created in Canada entitled the Canadian I -the Chiefs of four municipal police Crime Intelligence System; forces in Canada, their selection to 2) the System should have a central repository be made by the five ex-officio mem­ I based in Ottawa, incorporating the existing bers, their terms of office to run for National Crime Intelligence Units operated a period of two years, on a rotationa l by the R.C.M.P. at Headquarters Ottawa, basis ; and entitled the Nationa I Crime Intel I igence I 8) the Co-ordinating Committee should e lect Centre; a Chairman from its members who would 3) as part of the Canadian Crime Intelligence hold office for a period of two years; I System, provincial crime intelligence centres 9) meetings of the Co-ordinating Committee should be held bi-annually, to be cal led (2) Ibi d by the Chairman, and a quorum c on s ist of I (3) Final Report- Committee of Seven (1977) five members; - 3 - I I

1 0) regardless of the recommendations con­ Mackey, Chairman, Organized Crime Committee, I tained in this report, nothing should in C.A.C.P. and observers. Nominations were enter­ any way interfere or circumscribe or tained from the floor for the position of permanent obstruct the norma I or urgent exchange Chairman, whereby, Commissioner Higgitt was I of information between police forces." elected to the position. It is of significance to note that it was at this initial meeting that the name Considerable correspondence then ensued be­ Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (C.I.S.C.) was tween the Solicitor General of Canada and the adopted. The Co-ordinating Committee was then re­ I Provincial Attorneys General pressing for agreement named to become the Executive Committee. Termin­ in principle with the Report of the ''Committee on ology was defined, and the drafting of a proposed Crime Intelligence." constitution commenced which was eventually I On March 12, 1968, the Attorney Genera I for the adopted at a future meeting. A central bureau was Province of Ontario decided that the Ontario Po l ice to be maintained at Ottawa and staffed by the Commission would be its intel ligence arm, and R.C.M.P. A system of provincial or regional bureaux I thence, its regional repository on crime intelligence was to be established across Canada, subject to for the Province of Ontario. The Ontario Police Com­ the direction of the Executive Committee. mission had already formed within itself, on February After considerable discussion, it was agreed 2, 1966, an organization known as Criminal Intelli­ I that the Executive Committee should appoint a gence Service Ontario. C.I.S.O. membership was Director of C.I.S.C. and that there be provision for comprised of selected Ontario police departments, an Assistant Director as well. Chief Supt. M.J. other Ontario enforcement agencies, together with Nadon, R.C.M.P., was appointed as Director and I the R.C.M.P. Insp. G.N. Jones, R.C.M.P., was appointed Assistant However, as early as 1968, exchanges between Director of C.I.S.C. (Refer to APPENDIX "A" for the Solicitor General, the Commissioner-of the appointment dates and names of Directors and I R.C.M.P.,and the Attorney General of Ontario, in­ Assistant Directors). dicated doubts as to the feasibility of the O.P.C. operating C.I.S.O. These doubts continued to exist, The second meeting of the Executive Committee and as a resu lt, in 1977, the operation of C.I.S.O. of C.I.S.C. was held on March 5, 1970, at the R.C.M.P. I was assumed by the O.P.P. "N" Division, Rockcliffe, Ontario, under the Chair­ manship of Assistant Commissioner E.W. Willes of On April 28, 1969, the Province of Quebec des­ the R.C.M.P. Attending delegates included the fol­ I ' ignated the Quebec Police Force (formerly the QuE:bec lowing: Asst. Comm'r G.W. Mudge, Commanding Provincial Police) to be its criminal intelligence Officer, "D" Division, RCMP, Winnipeg; C/ Supt. agency, establishing the Quebec Research Bureau on W.G. Hurlow, Commanding Officer, "J" Division, Organized Crime (Q.R.B.O.C.). Once this agreement RCMP, Fredericton; Director Genera I Maurice St. I was reached, the first meeting of the high level Pierre, Quebec Police Force, Montreal; Director representatives of the Po I ice agencies concerned Marcel St. Aubin, Montrea I City Police; Judge Roger with this new criminal intelligence network (Co­ Gosselin, President, Quebec Police Commission, I ordinating Committee) was held on October 7th / 9th, Quebec City; Mr. R. Percy Milligan, Chairman, Ontario 1969, at R.C.M.P. "N" Division, Rockcliffe, Ontario, Police Commission, Toronto and observers. After much under the Chairmanship of Commissioner W.L. Higgitt, discussion, the C.I.S.C. Manual of Procedure was I Rtd. Attending delegates included the fol lowing: adopted for the use of C.I.S.C. and its members. It Asst. Comm'r. J.R.R. Carriere, Director, Crimina l In­ was then moved and agreed upon that the C .I.S.C. vestigation, RCMP, Ontario; Asst. Comm'r G.C. Constitution, as amended, be formally adopted. Cunningham, Commanding Officer, "E" Division, (Refer to APPENDIX "B" for a list of meetings and I RCMP, Victoria; Asst. Comm'r G.W. Mudge, Com­ dates of the Executive Committee of C.I.S.C.). manding Officer, "D" Division, RCMP, Winnipeg; C/ Supt. W.G. Hurlow, Commanding Officer, "J" Under the Chairmanship of Assistant Commis­ I Division, RCMP, Fredericton; Mr. R. Percy Milligan, sioner E.W. Willes, the third meeting of the Executive Chairman, Ontario Police Commission; Comm'r Eric Committee of C.I.S.C. convened on January 28,1971, H. Silk, Ontario Provincia I Police; C/ lnsp. H.H.F. also at "N" Division,Rockcliffe,Ontario. The agenda Patenaude, (Designate for Director Genera I Maurice included a discussion on the attendance of meetings I Saint-Pierre) Quebec Police; Judge Roger Gosselin, by alternates of established committee members; a President Quebec Police Commission; Chief James P. proposed "Intelligence" Bul letin; and minor changes I - 4 - I I

I to the Constitution were proposed and adopted. A regarding the revitalization and future of C. I.S .C. as presentation regarding gambling junkets was a I so an effective tool in the fight against organized c r ime. discussed. Following discussion, it was decided that the person s I In the interim, subsequent to the formation of occupying the four positions which had comprised th e C.I.S .O. and O.R.B.O .C., other provincial bureaux Committee of Four, appointed by the Federal-Provincial were established: Criminal Intelligence Service Conference on Organized Crime in 1966, would sit on I Saskatchewan (C.I.S .S.) was formed on July 11, the Committee. In addition to the Commissioner of th e 1970; Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta (C.I.S.A.) R.C.M.P., Director General of the O.P.F., Commis­ was formed on June 22, 1970; Criminal Inte lligence sioner of the O.P.P., and the Commissioner of Police Service Manitoba (C.I.S.M.) was formed on June 11, for British Columbia, it was decided that the com­ I 1970; Criminal Inte lligence Service Nova Scotia mittee shou ld also include the Chiefs of Police for (C.I.S.N.S.) was formed on February 12, 1971; Crimi­ the cities of Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. nal Intelligence Service British Columbia (C.I.S.B.C.) On February 10, 1976, the first meeting of th e I was formed on May 25,1971; and Criminal Intelligence Committee of Seven convened, cons isting of Commis­ Service New Brunswick (C.I.S.N.B.) was formed on sioner M.J. Nadon, Rtd., (RCMP). Commissioner of August 12, 1971. (Refer to APPEND IX "C" for bureau O.P.P. represented by Assistant Commissioner K.W. I membership agencies). Grice, Director General Jacques Beaudoin (Q.P.F.). These provincial bureaux have been and continue Deputy Commissioner P. Bazowski (RCMP), Chief H. to be, an integral part of C.I.S.C. co-ordinating Adamson (M.T.P.F.), Chief Constable N.M. Stewart efforts provincially against organized crime and (Winnipeg P.O.) and Chief D.L. Winterton (Vancouver I P.O.). The committee ordered that there be audits formulating recommendations to the C.I.S.C. Execu­ tive Committee. conducted at the C.I.S.C. Central Bureau by the R.C.M.P. Management Audit Unit and at the eight I In September 1971, the first C.I.S.C. Supervisory Provincial Bureaux by a team representative of Level Meeting was held in Ottawa, and these have C.I.S.C. member departments. since been held annually with the exception of 1976, to discuss problems of interest at all bureau levels. To ass ist the committee in evaluation C.I.S.C. I (Refer to APPENDIX "D" for a list of meetings and and making recommendations regarding its revitali­ dates). Ou ite frequently the a rea s of concern and zation and future, two teams were selected to per­ proposa Is brought forward at these meetings became form these indepth audits of the Central and Provincia l I the subject of discussion at subsequent Executive Bureaux and report their findings to the Committee. Committee Meetings, a lso held annually. The functions of these teams were to delve into a II aspects and c losely examine each and every function As a result of the 5th Annual C.I.S.C. Supervi­ of the Service both from an operational and an admin­ I sory Level Meeting of October 15/ 17, 1975, a number istrative standpoint. of pertinent recommendations were presented to the C.I.S.C. Executive Committee. Recommendations to In the interim, on December 7, 1976, a special I the Executive Committee included : the identification meeting of the C .I.S.C. Executive Committee convened of problems at the Central Bureau relative to its at the Canadian Police College, Ottawa. The only analytical and dissemination functions ; various topic on the agenda was the proposed Automated constitution amendments pertaining to intelligence Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS), I cards, files and C.I.L.O. positions ; the police which is on-line automated criminal intelligence in­ position in regard to legislation affecting organized formation system for the restricted use of the crimi ­ crime ; jurisdictional matters pertaining to the news nal intel ligence oriented Canadian police community. media ; and a probe into a criminal organization. The purpose of ACIIS is to facilitate the retrieval of I information held on files in the system in an immedi­ On February 9th / 10th, 1976, the Eighth Annual ate and concise form. The purpose of the meeting was Executive Committee Meeting of C.I.S.C . was held to decide if ACIIS would be an effective tool to com­ I in Ottawa under the Chairmanship of Commissioner bat organized crime, and if so, endorse the system M.J. Nadon, Rtd., R.C.M.P. Recommendations from for implementation by C.I.S.C. Commissioner M.J . the Supervisory Level Meeting of October 1975 were Nadon briefly described the weakness of the present I discussed, which resulted in the appointment of the manua I system and spoke of a study carried out by Committee of Seven to evaluate the present effec­ the Canadian Police In formation Centre and National tiveness of C.I.S.C. and make recommendations I Crime Intelligence Branch (C.P.I.C ./N.C.I.B.) over I -5 - I

the past three years to create an on-line system for In their report, dated August 12, 1976, to the I criminal intelligence in Canada. This study was com­ Chairman of the Committee of Seven, the Management menced in 1973 at the request of the N.C .I.B. of the Audit Unit described problems relative to planning, R.C.M.P., to determine if an automated crimi nal in­ in the way of lack of direction at the Executive Com­ I telligence information system was operationally, mittee and Provincia I Bureaux levels; work eva lua ­ technically, and economically feasib le. The results tion relative to "305" files, carding, criminal and recommendations were pub I ished in the Inte­ intelligence cards, and analysis ; inadequacies I grated Solution Report dated September 27, 1976, of affecting the abi I ity of the Centra I Bureau to serve which copies were supplied to the Executive Com­ its customers ; evaluation of workload; establish­ mittee of C.I.S.C. ment of C.I.S.C. as a separate entity from the R.C.M.P.; the role of Director; resources ; C.I.S.C. I Supt. W.J. Wylie, Director, C.I.S.C., conducted training courses; and the adoption of appropriate a presentation informing members of the problems security classifications for C. I.S.C. In order to associated with the present manual system, the a I lev iate these problems, twenty-two recommenda­ reason for the study, and the findings of the study. I tions were formulated, and were contained in there­ Supt. Wy l ie and Mr. Murray Hill, Project Manager and port for the consideration of the Committee of Seven. head of the study team, answered questions relative to the system. Of particular interest was the question On September 7,1976, the Provincial Bureaux I of cost, to which Supt. Wylie replied that excepting audit commenced and was terminated by February the staff required to operate the various terminals, 18,1977. Again, we feel it of importance to acknowl­ financing of the system would be assumed by the edge S/ Sgt. R.T. Ad ie (RCMP), Insp. R.J. Crowley I R.C.M.P. According ly, a number of motions were (OPP), Insp. J.C .K. Deevy (RCMP), Insp. J.L. Gendron made to .the effect that ACIIS be adopted by C.I.S.C., (QPF), Sgt. A. Griffiths (MTPF), Supt. L.H. lies that the Director of C.I.S.C. would decide termina l (Winnipeg P.O.) and Insp. J.C. Robarts (Vancouver locations for the overall good of C.I.S.C.; and that P.O.) for their contribution to, and embetterment of I a team comprised of four members of the C.I.S.C. C.I.S.C. Secretariat be authorized to audit and teach ACIIS During the course of the audit, each Provincial on an ongoing basis. These motions were adopted. Bureau was visited where examinations were con­ I There is little doubt that with the implementation of ducted of the repository and systems in order to ACIIS, the fundamental principle of joint effort by determine efficiency and effectiveness. In addition criminal intelligence personnel against organized to this, every intelligence unit was visited and a crime will be reaffirmed and offer an efficient means I total of 310 persons of varying rank and experience of information storage and retrieval. were interviewed, including members who had for­ The management audit of the Centra I Bureau of merly occupied the positions of Director of C.I.S.C. C.I.S.C. commenced on June 14,1976, and was com­ and Criminal Inte lligence Liaison Officer. Operational I pleted byJune 23, 1976. We feel it important to enforcement personnel were also interviewed to de­ acknowledge Supt. H.W. Hall and S/ Sgt. Koch of the termine their knowledge of and working re lationships Management Audit Unit of the R.C.M.P. for their con­ with intelligence units. I tribution to, and embetterment of C.I.S.C. In their Provincial Bureaux Audit Report to the During the course of their audit of the Central Chairman of the Committee of Seven, the audit team agreed with most of the recommendations of the I Bureau, the team probed into both operational and administrative aspects of the Service. Included in Management Audit Unit and its general assessment of the standing of C .I.S.C. The Provine ia I Bureaux the study were such areas as records management, staffing, security, training needs, degree of co­ Audit Team identified, and provided an overview of, I related issues and problems which were nationa I in operation between police forces, and the ro le of scope. Their findings resulted in the formation of C.I.L.O.s with a view to exposing the strengths as thirty-six recommendations for consideration by the well as the weaknesses of C.I.S.C. The overall Committee of Seven. I objective of the management audit was to assist all I eve Is of management in the effective discharge of Qn April 26, 1977, the Committee of Seven met their responsibi l ities by furnishing them with objec­ on a second occasion to consider the preliminary tive analysis, appraisals, recommendations and per­ report of the Committee of Seven, the Management I tinent comments concerning the activities reviewed. Audit Report of the Centra I Bureau and the Provincia I I - 6- I I

I Bureaux Audit Report. The culmination of these docu­ On April 25th/26th, 1978, the Tenth Annual ments resulted in the "Final Report of the Committee Executive Committee Meeting convened at "A" of Seven". Contained therein were fourty-three recom­ Division R.C.M.P. Headquarters, Ottawa, under the mendations affecting all aspects of C.I.S.C. Chairmanship of Commissioner R.H. Simmonds. In I his opening remarks, Commissioner Simmonds wel­ On Tuesday, June 28, 1977, the Ninth Annual comed all those in attendance and, in particular, the Executive Committee Meeting of C.I.S.C. convened at Chairmen of the Provincial Committees(4) and advisors. the Canadian Police College, Ottawa, under the Chair­ I Introduced was In sp. J.H. Currie, the newly appointed manship of Commissioner M.J. Nadon, Rtd. In his Assistant Director of C.I.S.C. opening remarks, Commissioner Nadon emphasized that C.I.S.C. was at the crossroads and the direction During the two day period many issues and matters I it takes from here depends largely upon the outcome were discussed. Briefly, these included: the adoption of the meeting. He added that never before has the of a C.I.S.C. letterhead; the adoption of J.F.O. Guide­ future success of C.I.S.C. rested so heavily on the lines for C.I.S.C.; the endorsement of a training pack­ I shoulders of the Executive Committee. Discussion age for the needs of Canadian police officers and ensued relative to the recommendations of the Com­ criminal intelligence personne l ; the revitalization of mittee of Seven concern ing O.P.C. and O.P.C. rep­ the gun tracing program ; a federal funding scheme; resentation on the Executive Committee, the elimina­ presentation and discussion relative to motorcycle I tion of the C.I.L.O. positions, and the roles of the gangs which is to be looked at in the future; adop- Director and Assistant Director. It was then moved, tion of changes in the reporting system; Human and unanimously carried, that the Final Report of the Rights Leg is lation; the preparation of a presentation I Committee of Seven, with minor amendments, be on organized crime for Attorneys General by C.I.S.C. adopted. Central Bureau; and matters pertaining to C.I.S.C. membership. I To date, many of the recommendations contained It has become most apparent that Crimina I Intel I i­ in the report have been imp lemented by either the gence Service Canada, through the realization of its Centra I Bureau or the Provincia I Bureaux, and some shortcom in gs, fau Its and problems, has progressed I are still in the late stages of implementation. It is and grown to a well estab lished organization. Through quite evident that these recommendations are having, mutual co-operation, extra effort, and the belief that and wi II have, a profound effect on the destiny of organized crime is a social and economic evil to be C.I.S.C., hopefully, at the expense of organized overcome, C.I.S.C.'s progress will be sustained. I crime. The progress of C.I.S.C. will be monitored, wisely so, bearing in mind recommendation 43, ", ..That a formal evaluation of C.I.S.C. be conduc­ (4) The composition of th e C.I.S.C. Executive Committee I ted in two years' time, and thereafter as required, to was changed with the implementation of the recom­ mendations of the Committee of Seven Report, whereas determine progress made and future potentia l of the the Chairman of each provincial committee of C .I.S. are I C . I.S.C. concept." ex-officio members of the C.I.S.C. Executive Committee.

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I APPENDIX "A" I I Directors I Criminal Intelligence Service Canada C/Supt. M.J. Nadon (Oct. 1969)

I C/ Supt. J.T.J. Ouimet (Jan. 1971) I Supt. J.D. Routledge (Mar. 1974) Supt. W.J. Neill (July 1975) I Supt. W.J. Wylie (July 1976) Supt. J.A.P.J. Briere (Mar. 1977) I

Assistant Directors I Criminal Intelligence Service Canada I Insp. G.N. Jones (Oct. 1969) Supt. J.R.R. Quintal (Jan. 1971) I Insp. R.E. Muir (Nov. 1971) Supt. J.D. Routl edge (Feb. 1973)

I Insp. F.R. Dickens (Mar. 1974) I Insp. J.H. Currie (May 1978) I I I I I -9-

I

I APPENDIX "8" I I I

I Executive Committee Meetings Criminal Intelligence Service Canada I First Me'eting: October 7/9, 1969 I Second Meeting: March 5, 1970 Third Meeting: January 28, 1971

I Fourth Meeting: November 25, 1971 I Fifth Meeting: February 5, 1973 Sixth Meeting: March 5/ 6, 1974 I Seventh Meeting: February 1 0/ 11, 1975 Eighth Meeting: February 9/ 1 0, 1976

I Special Meeting: December 7, 1976 I Ninth Meeting: June 28/29, 1977 Tenth Meeting: Apri I 25/26, 1978 I I I I I I - 11 -

I

I APPENDIX "C"

I Membership Criminal Intelligence Service Canada

I C.I.S.B.C. I Regular 1 . Vancouver Police Department 2. Victoria Po I ice Department I 3. Saanich Pol ice Department 4. R.C .M.P. North Vancouver Detachme-nt 5. Delta Municipal Police 6. West Vancouver P.D. I 7. New Westminster P.D. 8. R.C.M.P. Vancouver N.C.I.S. 9. R.C.M.P. Victoria N.C.I.S. I 10. R.C.M.P. Kamloops N.C.I.S. I Affiliate 1 . National Harbours Board Police (Vancouver) 2. Canada Employment & Immigration Commission I (Immigration Intelligence) 3. Canada Employment & Immigration Commission I (Un employment Intelligence) Associate I 1 . Port Moody Police Department I C.I.S.A. Regular I 1 . Edmonton Police Dept. 2. Ca I gary Pol ice Dept. 3. Lethbridge Pol ice Dept. 4. Medicine Hat P.D. I 5. R.C.M.P. Edmonton N.C.I.S. 6. R.C.M.P. Calgary N.C.I.S.

I Affiliate NIL

I Associate I NIL I - 13 - I

APPENDIX "C" (Cont'd) I C.I.S.S. I Regular

1. Regina Police Dept. 2. Saskatoon Police Dept. I 3. R.C .M.P. Regina N.C.I.S. 4. R.C.M.P. Saskatoon N.C.I.S. I Affiliate NIL I Associate NIL I C.I.S.M.

Regular I

1. Winnipeg Police Dept. 2. R.C.M.P. Winnipeg N.C.I.S. I 3. R.C.M.P. Thunder Bay N.C.I.S. Affiliate I NIL Associate I NIL

C.J.S.O. I Regular I 1. Barrie Pol ice Force 2. Belleville Police Force 3. Brantford Pol ice Force 4. Chatham Pol ice Force I 5. Cornwall Police Force 6. Durham Regional Police Force 7. Guelph Police Force I 8. Haldeman - Norfolk Regional Police Force 9. Halton Region a I Pol ice Force 10. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Force 11. Kingston Police Force I 12. London Pol ice Force 13. Metro-Toronto Police Force 14. Niagara Regional Police Force I 15. North Bay Police Force 16. Ontario Pol ice Commission I - 14 - I I

I APPENDIX "C" (Cont'd)

17. Ontario Provincial Police 18. Ottawa Police Force I 19. Peel Regional Police Force 20. Peterborough Police Force 21. Sarn ia Po I ice Force I 22. Sault Ste Marie Police Force 23. Sudbury Pol ice Force 24. Thunder Bay Police Force I 25. Waterloo Regional Police Force 26. Windsor Police Force 27. York Regional Police Force 28. R.C.M.P. Toronto N.C.I.S.- "0" Division I 29. R.C.M.P. Windsor N.C.I.S. 30. R.C.M.P. London N.C.I.S. 31. R.C.M.P. Hamilton N.C.I.S. I 32. R.C.M.P. Niagara Falls N.C.I.S. 33. R.C.M.P. Kitchener N.C.I.S. 34. R.C.M.P. Ottawa, N.C.I.S. - "A" Division 35. R.C.M.P. Sudbury N.C.I.S. I 36. R.C.M.P. Thunder Bay N.C.I.S. Affi I iate

I 1 . Canada Emp loyment & Immigration Commission 2. Insurance Crime Prevention Bureaux (Toronto) 3. Ontario Fire Marshal's Office (Toronto) I 4. Ontario Securities Commission (Toronto) 5. Ontario Superintendent of Insurance (Toronto) 6. Toronto Port Police Force 7. Revenue Canada, Customs & Excise, I Intelligence Enforcement Directorate (Ottawa) 8. Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations I Investigation & Enforcement Branch (Toronto) Associate I NIL O.R.B.O.C.

I Regular

1 . Quebec Pol ice Force I 2. Montreal Urban Community Police Force 3. Lava I Po l ice Force 4. Three Rivers Police Force 5. Sherbrooke Police Force I 6. Quebec City Police Force 7. R.C.M.P. Montreal N.C.I.S. I 8. R.C.M.P. Quebec City N.C.I.S. I - 15 - I I

APPEND IX "C" (Cont'd) I Affi I iate I 1. Insurance Crime Prevention Bureaux (Montrea I) 2. Canada Employment & Immigration Commission 3. Quebec Department of Revenue- Special Investigation Bureau (Montreal) I 4. National Harbours Board Police (Montreal) 5. Quebec Ministry of Financial Institutions Companies and Co-operatives - Inspection Service 6. Quebec Liquor Permit Control Commission I (Presently Inactive) 7. Revenue Canada, Taxation, Special Investigation Section (Montreal) 8. Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise, Intelligence & Enforcement Division I (District of Montreal) 9. Quebec Department of Revenue - Special Investigation Bureau (Quebec) 10. Revenue Canada, Taxation, Spec ia I Investigation Section, (Quebec) I Associate NIL I C.I.S.N.B. I 1. Moncton Police Department 2. Fredericton Police Department 3. Saint John City Police 4. R.C.M.P. Fredericton N.C.I.S. I Affi I iate I 1 . Canada Employment & lmm igration Commission 2. National Harbours Board Police (St. John) 3. Inspection Division- Department of Justice I C.I.S.N.S. I Regu far

1. Halifax City Police 2. R.C.M.P. Halifax N.C.I.S.

Affi I iate NIL I Associate I 1. Ha I if ax Airport Spec ia I Squad 2. Sydney City Police I I - 16- I I

I APPENDIX "D" I I I

I C.I.S.C. Supervisory Meetings

I First Meeting: September 13/ 15, 1971 I Second Meeting: October 25 / 27, 1972 Third Meeting: November 28/ 30, 1973 I Fourth Meeting: November 5/ 8, 1974 Fifth Meeting: October 15/ 17, 1975

I ·Sixth Meeting: February 28 / March 2, 1978 I I I I I I I I I -17- I I ·~~ ~~~~l~~~r~~~~ HV 8079 .073 H58 1978 The history of Criminal Intelligence I Service Canada. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I