The
Communications Security Establishment (
CSE) (
CST), formerly called the
Communications Security Establishment Canada (
CSEC), is the
Canadian government's national
cryptologic agency. Administered under the
Department of National Defence (DND), it is responsible for foreign
signals intelligence (SIGINT) and protecting Canadian government electronic information and communication networks. The CSE is accountable to the
Minister of National Defence through its deputy head, the Chief of CSE. The Minister of National Defence is in turn accountable to the
Cabinet and
Parliament. The Agency has recently built a new headquarters and campus encompassing . The new headquarters totals a little over 1.2 million square feet (110,000 square metres) and is adjacent to
CSIS.