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Illustration of a central cybersecurity shield with connected network nodes, symbolizing national cybersecurity initiatives.

Cybersecurity Initiatives Program (CIP)

In response to the need identified by Canada’s research and education community for national coordination and alignment of cybersecurity efforts, the Government of Canada funds CANARIE to invest in initiatives that will strengthen the whole sector with advanced technologies, improved processes, and broadened expertise.

By the community, for the community

To collaboratively develop an approach to enhancing cybersecurity capabilities across the sector, a working group consisting of institutional Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), representatives from Canada’s NREN, and leaders from our partner organizations worked with the CANARIE team to develop the Cybersecurity Initiatives Program (CIP), which launched in December 2020. The working group defined the CIP’s goals:

  1. Align Canada’s research and education community to a coordinated and collaborative national approach
  2. Increase cybersecurity capacity and capabilities across the research and education community
  3. Measure the impact of initiatives to streamline selection and funding of new initiatives

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215+ Canadian universities, colleges, polytechnics, cégeps, and research institutes participate in CANARIE’s Cybersecurity Initiatives Program, benefitting from funded services that strengthen the cybersecurity capacity and capabilities of their organizations. 

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96% of eligible organizations participate in the CIP