Canada has invested $875.2 million to defend, deter and prevent cyber attacks across the nation.
Moreover, the country ranks 13th among 75 nations with respect to its cyber security score..
Canada's Criminal Code[16] sets out the following offences: using a device willfully to intercept a private communication without the express or implied consent of the originators or intended recipient[17]; and. intercepting fraudulently and without colour of right any function of a computer system[18]..
International cyber security overview
Canada works with allies and partners to improve cyber security at home and counter threats from abroad.
This includes identifying cyber threats or vulnerabilities and developing capabilities to respond to a range of cyber incidents..
The Criminal Code prohibits the unauthorised use of a computer (Section 342.1), the possession of a device to obtain unauthorised use of computer system or to commit mischief (Section 342.2), and mischief in relation to computer data (Section 430(1.1))..
Fraud, scams, and theft in Canada
Fraud and scams are almost certainly the most common form of cybercrime that Canadians will experience over the next two years, as cybercriminals attempt to steal personal, financial, and corporate information via the Internet..
Canada supports agreed voluntary, non-binding norms for responsible State behaviour in cyberspace, Footnote 8 as a complement to international law, and continues to promote their implementation by all States.
This proposed legislation will protect Canadians and bolster cyber security across the financial, telecommunications, energy, and transportation sectors.
The proposed legislation seeks to amend the Telecommunications Act to add security as a policy objective, bringing telecommunications in line with other critical sectors.
Canada covers common issues in cybersecurity laws and regulations, including:
Canada’s two departments responsible for securing and defending government information systems, and preventing and responding to cyber incidents on critical infrastructure are the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) within the Communications Security Establishment and the National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3) within the RCMP.
