Government of Canada expands work to address economic-based threats to national security
OTTAWA, ON, May 27, 2021 /CNW/ -The Government of Canada is committed to addressing new and emerging threats to national security, including those posing risks to intellectual property intensive businesses, access to innovative technologies and sensitive research, and any other economic-based threats to the safety and prosperity of Canadians.
- OTTAWA, ON, May 27, 2021 /CNW/ -The Government of Canada is committed to addressing new and emerging threats to national security, including those posing risks to intellectual property intensive businesses, access to innovative technologies and sensitive research, and any other economic-based threats to the safety and prosperity of Canadians.
- Public Safety Canada's Economic Security Task Force is leading an interdepartmental policy review examining what, if any, additional measures are needed to ensure Canada's continued ability to respond to the economic-based threats to national security now and in the future.
- - The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Budget 2019 announced measures to support efforts to assess and respond to economic-based security threats. - As reported by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, espionage and foreign interference threats continue to persist and, in some areas, are increasing.