Our government is committed to supporting a research environment that is open and collaborative while also safeguarding our research, national security and economic interests.
Espionage and foreign interference activities by both human and cyber actors pose real threats to Canadian research integrity, intellectual property and business interests. Unlike the previous government, we take these threats seriously. That's why we recently announced that we will be taking additional steps to better integrate national security considerations into the evaluation of federally funded research partnerships. This announcement also builds on the ongoing work of the research security working group that was established in 2018 and brings together government, universities and national security partners.