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Description	Badge of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Source	https://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/hstrrtfcts/crst-en.php
Date	17 March 2007
Author	Canadian Heraldic Authority
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.

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First published with the announcement of the Letters Patent made on March 17, 2007, in Volume 141, page 588 of the Canada Gazette.[1]

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Description	This is the logo for Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Source	Administration of the Access to Information Act - Annual Report 2008-2009
Article	Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	This is an SVG vector image of a registered trademark or a copyright-protected logo, seal or computer icon. This image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary. The default rendering of this image is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Canadian Security Intelligence Service, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Canadian Security Intelligence Service//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service_logo.svgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Intelligence services in Canada
Description	This is the logo for Intelligence services in Canada.
Source	Administration of the Access to Information Act - Annual Report 2008-2009
Article	Intelligence services in Canada
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	This is an SVG vector image of a registered trademark or a copyright-protected logo, seal or computer icon. This image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary. The default rendering of this image is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Intelligence services in Canada, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
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