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2025-09-18
Series of (free) Safeguarding Research training modules
The national Research Security Centre is hosting a series of safeguarding science webinars this fall. The webinars are intended for, but not limited to, researchers, research staff including technicians, postdoctoral fellow and students, research security professionals, research administrators, information technology and information management staff, security personnel, biosafety and radiological safety officers, human resources personnel, supply chain personnel and senior management. To learn about upcoming modules, and how to register, you can register with Safeguarding Science (publicsafety.gc.ca). Please register with a university or professional email address.
Description of training modules
Module 1: Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem
The purpose of the Safeguarding Science workshop is to raise awareness within Canada's scientific and academic communities about research security-related issues. The primary objective of this workshop is to explain the potential for misuse of dual-use research, technology and materials, along with possible risk indicators and mitigation tools to protect Canadian research assets.
Additional Modules (only offered virtually)
French virtual sessions are available and registration can be accessed from the French Safeguarding Science page.
Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners – Assess the Risk
The module elaborates on dual-use technologies and research with specific examples. These examples highlight the complex nature of dual-use technologies, and ways to recognize their sensitivities. The outcome of the module will enhance understanding of the dual-use nature of any research, whether in STEM or social sciences, and give frontline researchers and institutions tools to perform their due diligence and evaluate risks appropriately.
Module 3: Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
The purpose of this presentation is to provide insight on the immigration process for international students and to explain how prospective applicants are security screened for admissibility.
The presentation will provide an overview on the immigration forms, supporting documents and requirements for a study permit. The roles and responsibilities of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and its security screening partners will be detailed. Case studies are included within the presentation to help demonstrate the process.
Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada’s Export and Brokering Controls
The presentation aims to increase knowledge about Canada's export controls regime, what is controlled and why; explain how research institutions and academia may be subject to export controls; show how to apply for an export permit; and provide a list of resources and contacts for reference.
Module 5: Sanctions 101 | Global Affairs Canada
The presentation will provide an overview of Canada's current sanctions measures, best practices on how to conduct due diligence to verify sanctions, and information on how to apply for a permit, if one is required. Sanctions have implications for Canadian educational institutions, affecting research collaborations and funding opportunities, as well as how researchers and other academic personnel engage with international partners and entities in countries subject to Canada’s sanctions.
Module 5 – Sanctions 101 (English) – December 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm (EST)
Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad
This module will provide a global overview of the threat environment when travelling, a summary of techniques used by foreign governments to gain advantage of your research, and best practices to follow before, during, and after your trip.
Module 7: Conducting Open-Source Due-Diligence
This module provides an overview of open-source due-diligence techniques for researchers to use when evaluating the risks related to their potential partners. The outcome of this module will enhance researchers' ability to find relevant information using open-source methods.