The Government is committed to protecting Canada’s critical infrastructure, such as electricity grids, transportation networks, and water and wastewater infrastructure.
The Government continuously works to enhance critical infrastructure security by identifying threats and hazards, sharing this information with stakeholders, and working with industry partners to prepare for disruptions and incidents to better protect Canada and Canadians.
The Government is working to enhance cyber security of the nation’s critical infrastructure through the identification of cyber threats and vulnerabilities and by preparing for and responding to cyber incidents.
The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of securing industrial control systems, which are the devices and software that operate or automate processes at facilities such as wastewater treatment plants or power stations. In support of this, the Government hosts industrial control system security symposiums to bring together experts and industry leaders to present on in-depth and timely topics related to industrial control systems and cyber security.
The Government is developing a new National Cyber Security Strategy, which will articulate Canada’s long-term strategy to protect our national security and economy, deter cyber threat actors, and promote norms-based international behavior in cyberspace.
In addition, the Government has introduced Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security. The proposed legislation would bring telecommunications in line with other critical sectors, and would create a regulatory framework that would require designated operators in the finance, telecommunications, energy, and transportation sectors to protect their critical cyber systems.
Bill C-26 will also serve as a model for Provinces, Territories, & Municipalities to develop & strengthen their own Cyber Security Standards in consultation with the Federal Government.
Recently, the Government released the Cyber Security Readiness Goals, which aim to provide cyber security recommendations to critical infrastructure organizations and operators.
More broadly, the Government promotes communication and collaboration to raise awareness of cyber threats and risks, including with our international partners. To further enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure in Canada, the Government also provides public advisories and shares valuable cyber threat information with Canadian critical infrastructure owners and operators.
Furthermore, In April 2023 the Government implemented the Federal Cyber Incident Response Plan, which provides coordination and information sharing protocols for responding to cyber security events or incidents affecting non-Government of Canada systems, including provincial & municipal entities.