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Title:

Expand Cyber Skills Development - Focus Critical Infrastructure

Agreement Number:

26706

Agreement Value:

$246,909.58

Agreement Date:

Mar 12, 2026 - Mar 31, 2030

Description:

CyberSci aims to strengthen Canada’s cybersecurity resilience by expanding programs, focusing on critical infrastructure, and connecting skilled talent with employers.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Outcomes 1&2: Directly expand the pool of students with advanced cybersecurity skills and practical experience, ensuring they are workforce-ready.

Outcomes 3 &4: Keep the curriculum aligned with real-world threats and the needs of Canada’s critical infrastructure (CI) sector, continuously strengthening national resiliency.

Outcomes 5: Extends knowledge to a wider audience, increasing public awareness and making cybersecurity learning accessible to students and professionals across the country

Outcomes 6: Ensures that companies responsible for essential services recognize and recruit from this growing talent pipeline, directly bolstering the security of critical infrastructure.

Outcomes 7: Broadens the impact, enabling businesses throughout the economy to hire motivated graduates with advanced cyber skills and to strengthen their own defenses against cyber threats.

Outcomes 8 to 14: Ensures the initiative endures beyond the CSCP funding period. These structural activities support every primary outcome—knowledge, skills, awareness, resiliency, and inclusivity—by guaranteeing that the training, outreach, and talent-development work can continue and expand.

Together, these interconnected activities form a comprehensive strategy and a deliberate alignment with outcomes, they train a diverse cohort of highly skilled students, connect them with employers who most need their expertise, and embed continuous improvement and organizational strength.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K4M 1A6

Reference Number:

088-2025-2026-Q4-00178

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

CyberSci Cyber Security Challenge Canada

Federal Riding Name:

Carleton

Federal Riding Number:

35020

Program:

(CSCP) Cyber Security Cooperation Program

Program Purpose:

The program provides time-limited funding in the form of grants and contributions. Funding under the CSCP supports projects that contribute to security and prosperity in the digital age while positioning Canada as a global leader in cyber security.