We work in collaboration with the Communications Security Establishment . They are going to be hosting the top secret network for a number of departments. In the past, our top secret network was built and designed and housed within PCO, so it wasn't transferred to Shared Services Canada. Shared Services Canada has a mandate to provide up to secret, while the Communications Security Establishment has a responsibility for providing top secret. Last year, we were transitioning our cabling and all of our infrastructure so it could be taken on board, stood up, by the Communications Security Establishment, and this year and ongoing we have the ongoing costs. The number of licences we need, the number of work stations we need, all that drives the costs associated with this.
On November 23rd, 2017. See this statement in context.