{"id":1361,"date":"2025-07-30T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cipser\/cutheme-homepage\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T06:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:55:57","slug":"cutheme-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cipser\/","title":{"rendered":"National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security and Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security and Resilience\n <\/h1>\n \n \n\n
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Pulse & Praxis Journal \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/header>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Critical Infrastructure: Protected? Secure? Resilient?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our Priority<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Safeguarding Canada\u2019s critical infrastructure is not just a priority\u2014it\u2019s our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security, and Resilience (NC-CIPSeR) is Canada\u2019s leading hub for critical infrastructure research, collaboration and innovation. As a not-for-profit housed at Carleton University, we serve as the neutral bridge between government, industry, and academia. Through collaboration with Carleton\u2019s unique Infrastructure Protection and International Security Master\u2019s program and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, we streamline research activities to address Canada\u2019s most pressing challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By connecting stakeholders, operationalizing research, and amplifying innovative solutions, we push boundaries through projects, create meaningful dialogue, and address critical infrastructure protection needs. Our focus is clear: transforming challenges into opportunities and delivering real-world solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Critical Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s challenges to critical infrastructure are unprecedented. Geopolitical instability, terrorism, sabotage, and espionage threaten our national security. Cyberattacks grow with relentless complexity, testing our resilience. Climate change fuels natural disasters, while aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace with technological advancements and policy gaps. In the Arctic and undersea, sovereignty and infrastructure vulnerabilities add new layers of urgency. Cascading impacts can cripple essential services, leaving communities vulnerable and economic stability at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s current approach, built on voluntary partnerships and sector collaboration, has provided a strong foundation for resilience. But in today\u2019s environment, this approach alone is no longer sufficient. Without stronger mechanisms to identify and designate critical infrastructure operators, policies remain guidance, regulations are unevenly applied, and standards cannot always be enforced across sectors. Agencies responsible have been doing some great work. Let\u2019s measure this and amplify it – and use it to strategically reduce the gaps in other areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our allies are adapting quickly by introducing designation and enforceable resilience obligations. Canada now has an opportunity to build on its existing framework, modernize sector definitions, and close this vulnerability gap ensuring resilience at home and alignment with partners abroad. Review the below numbers to help understand the complexity and depth of the challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n 4 \nDomains\n <\/p>\n

\n National Security, Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Management and Defence.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 10 \nSectors\n <\/p>\n

\n Covering energy, Health, ICT, transportation, water, finance, and more.\n\n\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 13 Provinces and Territories\n <\/p>\n

\n The domains & sectors span across every region of Canada.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 50+ Agencies\n <\/p>\n

\n Shared responsibility across federal and provincial governments.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 75 \nThreats and Hazards\n <\/p>\n

\n From cyber and insider threats to floods, wildfires and earthquakes. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 3500\nMunicipalities\n <\/p>\n

\n Where resilience is built and impacts are most directly felt.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Our Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We act as the connective tissue between government, industry, and academia – accelerating collaboration, lobbying where needed, translating research, shaping policy, and convening neutral ground for resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Join us in shaping the future of Canada\u2019s critical infrastructure resilience. Learn more about our work, collaborate with intention with us, or explore our research initiatives. Our recipe is engagement and together, we can build a stronger, safer future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insight into Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n Energy Sector Task Force\n <\/h2>\n\n <\/header>\n\n \n
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\n Government, Industry and Academia collaborating to unravel energy priorities\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n