History

Technological Artifacts Collection from the Cold War

During the Cold War era, the RCMP Security Service and, in 1984, its successor CSIS waged a war of wits with various foreign spy agencies. Both sides relied heavily on the use of technological gadgets to uncover espionage activities. In an effort to preserve the history of these activities, CSIS has assembled a collection of artifacts from the Cold War era, providing a rare glimpse of a part of Canada's history that has always remained in the shadows.

• Introduction
• Surveillance Artifacts
• Tradecraft Artifacts