Ray Boisvert
Provincial Security Advisor, Government of Ontario
As the Provincial Security Advisor for Ontario, Ray provides advice and
intelligence on areas of public safety and national security that fall within
provincial responsibility. He supports efforts to protect provincial assets from
events that could affect services, networks and facilities that are critical to
Ontario’s economy, public safety and security, and engages with key partners on
security related matters.
Previously, as President of I-Sec Integrated Strategies (ISECIS), Ray worked with
a variety of client organizations to help them gain a deeper understanding of
intelligence and security matters in a global context, and the impact on their
operating environments. He delivered business intelligence solutions affecting
core challenges such as cyber and insider threats, while guiding resilience
building around the principles of pro-active defence. He also consulted on
Mergers and Acquisitions with potential National Security complexities.
After five years in federal policing, Ray joined the Canadian Security Intelligence
Service (CSIS) in 1984 and retired in 2012 as the Assistant Director, Intelligence.
During his tenure, Ray was involved in broad facets of security intelligence
operations, from leadership of the Counter Terrorism domain, to driving national
security priorities pertaining to Operational Risk management, Data Exploitation
programs, Human Source management, Foreign Collection framework and all
Special Operations efforts.
As the Provincial Security Advisor for Ontario, Ray provides advice and
intelligence on areas of public safety and national security that fall within
provincial responsibility. He supports efforts to protect provincial assets from
events that could affect services, networks and facilities that are critical to
Ontario’s economy, public safety and security, and engages with key partners on
security related matters.
Previously, as President of I-Sec Integrated Strategies (ISECIS), Ray worked with
a variety of client organizations to help them gain a deeper understanding of
intelligence and security matters in a global context, and the impact on their
operating environments. He delivered business intelligence solutions affecting
core challenges such as cyber and insider threats, while guiding resilience
building around the principles of pro-active defence. He also consulted on
Mergers and Acquisitions with potential National Security complexities.
After five years in federal policing, Ray joined the Canadian Security Intelligence
Service (CSIS) in 1984 and retired in 2012 as the Assistant Director, Intelligence.
During his tenure, Ray was involved in broad facets of security intelligence
operations, from leadership of the Counter Terrorism domain, to driving national
security priorities pertaining to Operational Risk management, Data Exploitation
programs, Human Source management, Foreign Collection framework and all
Special Operations efforts.