In its 2025 annual report, CSIS said the People’s Republic of China’s intelligence services, both civilian and military, have shifted tactics. For example, they post fake job advertisements through front companies on mainstream employment websites to recruit Canadians with access to proprietary or classified information. CSIS used the acronym PRCIS to refer to these Chinese intelligence services.

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CSIS said India has historically cultivated “covert relationships with Canadian politicians, journalists and members of the Indo-Canadian community to exert its influence and advance its interests.”

“This has included transnational repression activities, such as surveillance and other coercive tactics meant to suppress criticism of the government of India and create fear in the community,” CSIS said.

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Russia has been running what CSIS describes as a combination of espionage, attempted sabotage and disinformation – what the report calls Moscow’s asymmetrical response to Western support for Ukraine.

CSIS said Russian state-linked actors have used proxy networks and AI tools to amplify Kremlin messaging and exploit divisive social topics to erode Canadian public support for Ukraine.

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In July, 2025, CSIS said an alleged Iranian state group hacked systems of Iran International, a Farsi online news operation based in London and Washington. The hackers obtained information of a Canadian resident and published their driver’s licence, permanent resident card and Iranian passport online.

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