Canada Identifies Over 100 Foreign Research Institutions as National Security Threats
New policy bars researchers affiliated with these institutions from receiving federal grants, with China criticizing the move as short-sighted and harmful.
- Canada has named over 100 research institutions in China, Russia, and Iran as threats to national security, barring Canadian researchers affiliated with these institutions from receiving federal grants.
- The federal government has also identified 'sensitive' research areas, including advanced weapons, quantum technologies, robotics, aerospace, space and satellite technology, and medical and health-care technology.
- Researchers seeking grant applications in these fields will need to confirm they are not working with or receiving money from any of the foreign organizations and institutions identified as threats.
- The new policy is set to come into effect this spring, but the government can take research affiliations into account immediately if it sees a risk.
- China has criticized Canada's move, calling it short-sighted and harmful.
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