Repeal of CSE Appointments Regulations

Summary#

This final regulation repeals the Communications Security Establishment Appointments Regulations. The repeal took effect on March 25, 2024 because the authority to make appointments for the agency moved to the Communications Security Establishment Act when it came into force on August 1, 2019.

What it does#

• Repeals the old Communications Security Establishment Appointments Regulations that previously allowed appointments under the Public Service Employment Act.
• Notes that appointment authority for the Communications Security Establishment now rests with its management under the Communications Security Establishment Act (this change has been in place since August 1, 2019).
• Is part of routine housekeeping to remove rules that are no longer needed. It was counted as removing two regulatory titles under the one-for-one rule and was found not to affect small businesses.

Who's affected#

• People involved in hiring and staffing at the Communications Security Establishment, because appointment authority is governed by the CSE’s own Act rather than the public service staffing law.
• The Deputy Minister of the Department of National Defence, who no longer has appointment authority for CSE positions (this change already occurred when the CSEA took effect).
• Most members of the public and small businesses are not affected by this repeal.

Why it matters#

• It cleans up outdated rules so the regulatory system matches how CSE is actually managed today.
• There is no new change to how CSE hires people — that shift happened when the Communications Security Establishment Act came into force on August 1, 2019.
• For most people, this is an administrative update with no practical day-to-day impact.