News & Events
NEW November 13
The federal government released new guidelines on integrating security considerations into the procurement of research goods and services to further enhance its overall research security efforts. The government identifies the supply of goods and services as a vector for threat actors to steal, interfere with or gain unauthorized access to knowledge and data.
Researchers are encouraged to conduct vendor risk assessments when purchasing goods and services for their research or laboratories using the questions provided in Supply Chain Security – Assessing Your Risk Profile (external link, opens in new window) .
Researchers should also review the following resources:
NEW October 28, 2024
Five Eyes intelligence alliance members – Canada, US, UK, Australia and New Zealand – launched Secure Innovation (external link, opens in new window) , a shared security advice initiative to help protect emerging technology companies, researchers and investors from a range of threats, particularly those from state actors. A guidance document from the Secure Innovation initiative on Security Advice for Emerging Technology Companies and Researchers provides helpful advice to safeguard the research ecosystem.
August 2024
Mitacs has developed a Research Security Plan, which was drafted based on consultations with Canadian research organizations and academic partners, and further updated based on feedback from Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
June 2024
The Government of Ontario has published new Research Security Guidelines for Ontario Research Funding Programs.
These guidelines are to provide Ontario's institutions and researchers with an overview of the research security requirements and processes when they apply for a research funding program under the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
The guidelines include: Definitions, Process overview, Application stages, Adjudication stage, Contracting stage and FAQs.
There are notable differences between the federal and provincial research security definitions and guidelines.
March 2024
Tri-agency guidance on research security webpage
This webpage provides up-to-date guidance for the research community with regard to the implementation of research security measures by the federal granting agencies. We encourage the TMU research community to familiarize themselves with this guidance, as well as the policies, guidelines and resources provided by the Government of Canada.