Canadian universities and researchers studying advanced and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, will soon be ineligible for federal grants if they’re affiliated with foreign institutions the government says pose a threat to national security.
On Tuesday the federal government named more than 100 institutions in China, Russia and Iran which it says represent the “highest risk to Canada’s national security.” The government says the listed institutions are connected to those countries’ militaries and state security agencies.
The federal government also released what it called a list of “sensitive” research areas — including advanced weapons, quantum technologies, robotics, aerospace, space and satellite technology and medical and health-care technology.
Researchers seeking
