I would say there is almost no awareness. However, university chief information officers are becoming increasingly aware. A cultural shift is really needed.
Last year, the United States revoked the visas of some 1,000 individuals who did not meet the authorities' requirements concerning their relationship with Chinese intelligence services and military members. About 1,000 other people left suddenly.
The same thing must be done in Canada. We have the same problem. To my knowledge, Canada has not revoked any visas. This shows our lack of ability to adopt our own legislation to prevent the infiltration of our post-secondary institutions. As a result, our adversaries are benefiting from our investments in research.