On March 19, 2019, the Canadian government released its budget ("Budget
2019"), which included several measures aimed at
bolstering Canada's cyber security. These measures build on the
federal government's commitment to improving cyber security
from its 2018 budget ("Budget
2018") and its comprehensive National Cyber Security Strategy, which was
derived out of the objectives set out in Budget 2018.
A summary of the cyber security-related proposals in Budget 2019
is provided below.
Critical Cyber Systems Framework
A commitment of $144.9 million over five years (starting in
2019-20) to help protect Canada's critical cyber systems used
in the country's finance, telecommunications, energy and
transport sectors, by:
