Communications Security Establishment Canada

national cryptologic agency of the Government of Canada
Organization government_agency Q597935
Communications Security Establishment Canada
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Communications Security Establishment Canada

Summary

Communications Security Establishment Canada is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's field of work was signals intelligence[3].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's field of work was cryptology[4].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's instance of is recorded as government agency[6].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[7].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[8].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's Commons category is recorded as Communications Security Establishment[9].
  • January 1, 1946 marks the founding of Communications Security Establishment Canada[10].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of National Defence[11].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's official website is recorded as http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/[12].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's native label is recorded as Communications Security Establishment Canada[13].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's native label is recorded as Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications Canada[14].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's short name is recorded as CST[15].
  • Communications Security Establishment Canada's short name is recorded as CSE[16].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1946 marks the founding of Communications Security Establishment Canada[10].

Identity

Short names include CST[15] and CSE[16].

Operations

Communications Security Establishment Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of National Defence[11].

Industry

Fields of work include signals intelligence[3] and cryptology[4], a branch of science[17].

Why It Matters

Communications Security Establishment Canada ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters
    Official website http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/
    Instance of government agency, intelligence agency
    Headquarters location Ottawa
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