At the National Cybersecurity Consortium, we are helping to build a future where Canadian organizations are global leaders in cybersecurity.
We are working to help Canadians feel safer and benefit from the prosperity that comes from advancing and creating new cybersecurity products and services that are meaningful across the country and around the world.
In our first call for proposals, the NCC committed $11.2 million toward 20 individual projects that will help foster a strong national cybersecurity ecosystem and position Canada as a global leader in cybersecurity. With a total project investment value of $39.2 million, these projects represent a diverse range of activity, from building a cyber-resilient secure 5G network using AI to offering a hybrid master’s program in cybersecurity analytics.
With funding from the Government of Canada through the Cyber Security Innovation Network (CSIN) program, the NCC will provide additional funds through its 2024 call for proposals to support initiatives that:
- Support research and development projects with Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)1-6 via the design and implementation of innovative cybersecurity technologies, advancing the “state-of-the-art”, and supporting studies into emerging cybersecurity issues.
- Support commercialization of new technology with TRL 7-9, developing products and services that address cybersecurity challenges in critical infrastructure protection, human-centric cybersecurity, network security, software security, and privacy protection.
- Provide and build opportunities for training, upskilling, and reskilling of cybersecurity professionals across myriad disciplines.