Minister of Public Safety Message Advancements in technology continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace. As more Canadians live and work online and as businesses and industry move to digital services, cyber threats continue to increase. This is creating real impacts for Canadians and is becoming a leading threat to Canada’s national security and economy. Canada’s new National Cyber Security Strategy articulates our long-term plan to tackle those challenges, in partnership with provinces, territories, Indigenous communities, industry, and academia to secure Canada’s digital future. The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety We have made recent investments, building upon well-established mechanisms to respond to incidents of malicious cyber activity targeting Government of Canada systems. And we will continue to use all available tools to protect Canada’s critical infrastructure to better position us to adapt to and combat cyber risks, ensure the security and integrity of Canada’s critical systems, and create a mechanism to enforce our 2022 statement on telecommunications security. However, there is still more to be done. This new National Cyber Security Strategy will enable us to move forward on this important work. We must work together and protect Canadians and Canadian businesses, and prevent critical infrastructure disruptions to services that our citizens rely on every single day. Together, we will ensure that cyberspace is safe, open and secure for all Canadians. National Cyber Security Strategy 3