Service de sécurité et de renseignements

OBS: In the early 1950's, the RCMP began to recruit civilian members into the Special Branch as Reader Analysts. Their primary duty was to analyze information from the field and to write intelligence reports for government departments. In 1956, the Special Branch was elevated to the Directorate level and became known as the Directorate of Security and Intelligence, or ""I"" Directorate.