National Security Advisor (Canada)
The National Security Advisor (Full title: National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (French: Conseiller en matière de sécurité nationale auprès du Premier ministre)) is an associate secretary in the Privy Council Office (PCO) responsible for Security and Intelligence. He or she is supported by the Security and Intelligence Secretariat and the International Assessment Staff.
The current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet is Stephen Rigby. He was appointed on November 15, 2010, by Stephen Harper. Prior to this appointment, he was the President of the Canada Border Services Agency.
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