CSSP funding

The 2023 Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) call for proposals for micronets is now closed.

The Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) typically uses three mechanisms to identify and invest in the best science and technology solutions to address pressing public safety and security challenges: Call for proposals, Targeted investments and Technology acquisitions.


Call for proposals

Call for proposal projects are selected through an open invitation to government, industry, and academia to submit project proposals for innovative science and technology solutions to address identified risks, vulnerabilities and gaps in public safety and security capabilities.

About the application process

Calls for proposals are launched by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). Science and technology challenges are posted on CanadaBuys.

Proposals are developed and submitted by partners with an identified lead government department. The lead government department may be federal, provincial, territorial, municipal or Indigenous. Partners may include industry and academia.

Project implementation

Once projects are approved, they are initiated through the lead government department. A project charter is developed that outlines project objectives, schedule and partner responsibilities. Charter signatories include those receiving CSSP funds or offering in-kind support.

CSSP either transfers funds to a lead government department who manages contractual work following PSPC procurement guidelines or Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science may lead the project.

The lead government department is responsible for financial status reporting and hosts an annual project review committee meeting to track deliverables. The lead government department also hosts a project completion committee meeting and coordinates a final report on research and development deliverables as outlined in the charter.

CSSP shares results and outputs.

Past CSSP calls for proposals

Read about past CSSP calls for proposals:

Learn about ongoing CSSP funded projects.


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Targeted investments

Targeted investments is an internal investment instrument that Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science uses to directly fund projects and activities that tackle critical gaps otherwise not addressed through the CSSP call for proposals.


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Technology acquisitions

Technology acquisitions is an internal investment instrument that provides funding for the strategic acquisition of equipment and technologies that enhance the federal government’s science and technology capabilities for public safety and security.


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Current CSSP funded projects

The Canadian Safety and Security Program’s (CSSP) current portfolio of ongoing projects and activities are all led by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal or Indigenous governments.


CSSP current portfolio of ongoing projects
CSSP project number Project title Priority area Lead government department CSSP funding contribution
CSSP-2018-CP-2353 Big Data Analytics Enabled Decision Support for Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Incident Management Border Security Fisheries and Oceans Canada $ 1,500,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2420 Advancing Maritime Threat Detection Through Radio Frequency (RF) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) SmallSat Constellations Border Security Defence Research and Development Canada - Centre for Security Science $ -
CSSP-2019-CP-2457 Establishing Identity and Risk in Maritime Domain Awareness in a Federated Surveillance Environment Border Security Department of National Defence $ 960,599
CSSP-2019-CP-2463 Canadian Coast Guard Remotely Piloted
Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
Border Security Defence Research and Development Canada - Centre for Security Science $ 1,268,100
CSSP-2020-CP-2501 ARCTIC MIST Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain Verification of Surveillance Systems Border Security Transport Canada $ 1,428,566
CSSP-2020-CP-2502 Satellite Land and Maritime Border Surveillance Enhanced by Machine Learning Border Security Royal Canadian Mounted Police $ 1,000,000
CSSP-2018-CP-2334 Incorporating advanced data analytics into a health intelligence surveillance system CBRNE Security Public Health Agency of Canada $ 660,917
CSSP-2018-CP-2341 Enhancing Canada's Biothreat Operator Preparedness and Response Capability CBRNE Security Canadian Food Inspection Agency $ 878,000
CSSP-2018-CP-2342 Portable Automated Biosensing of Potential Dual-Use Bio-threats to Water Systems CBRNE Security Health Canada $ 1,202,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2448 The Epigenetic Basis of Radiation Exposure CBRNE Security Atomic Energy of Canada Limited $ 615,137
CSSP-2019-CP-2449 Developing Rapid Point-of-care Diagnostics for High-consequence Zoonotic Pathogen Detection CBRNE Security Public Health Agency of Canada $ 821,476
CSSP-2019-CP-2450 Soft Target Protection Using a Handheld No-Touch THz Imaging Device CBRNE Security Transport Canada $ 861,359
CSSP-2019-CP-2451 Agnostic Metagenomics for Identification of Novel or Synthetically Modified Microrganisms CBRNE Security Public Health Agency of Canada $ 769,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2452 Atmospheric Nuclear Forensics Capability Advancement Project CBRNE Security Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission $ 1,500,000
CSSP-2020-CP-2500 Advanced nuclear detection for effective screening and combatting crime CBRNE Security Atomic Energy of Canada Limited $ 1,509,889
CSSP-2022-CP-2538 Artificial Intelligence for front-line laboratories: preparing for high-consequence pathogens to reduce their risk CBRNE Security Canadian Food Inspection Agency $ 999,873
CSSP-2022-CP-2539 Development of the High Impact Low Frequency (HILF) Risk and Capabilities Explorer “RaCEr” CBRNE Security Transport Canada $ 652,475
CSSP-2022-CP-2540 Laboratory Preparedness for African Swine Fever and Emerging Zoonotic Diseases CBRNE Security Canadian Food Inspection Agency $ 200,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2541 Development of a universal Newcastle disease viral vector platform against newly emerging pandemic viruses CBRNE Security Canadian Food Inspection Agency $ 999,588
CSSP-2022-CP-2542 Testing Lithium Based Neutron Detectors as Helium-3 Detector Alternative CBRNE Security Canada Border Services Agency $ 115,788
CSSP-2022-CP-2543 Command Decision Support During Complex Dangerous Good Rail Tank Car Incidents CBRNE Security NB Office of Public Safety Office of the Fire Marshal $ 443,292
CSSP-2022-CP-2545 Early Prediction of Pathogenic Outbreaks with a Portable Integrated Water Sampling, Processing, and Biosensing Platform CBRNE Security Health Canada $ 999,732
CSSP-2022-CP-2546 Point-of-Need testing: Enhancing Canada’s preparedness against emerging infectious disease CBRNE Security Canadian Food Inspection Agency $ 996,666
CSSP-2022-CP-2549 Web Based Virtual Training in Digital Twins of Nuclear Equipment for Small Modular Reactor Preparedness CBRNE Security Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission $ 525,000
CSSP-2017-CP-2298 ARGUS: Radar-based All-Weather Roadway Safety System Critical Infrastructure Resilience Province of Ontario $ 1,436,426
CSSP-2017-CP-2301 Development of Multi-Mode Multi-Band Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Radar for Small Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Detection Critical Infrastructure Resilience Department of National Defence $ 1,125,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2548 A Data-Driven Approach to Enhance Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency through Bridge Monitoring Critical Infrastructure Resilience National Research Council Canada $ 1,392,454
CSSP-2022-CP-2554 Strengthening Cyber Security for the Supply Chain in the Energy Sector Critical Infrastructure Resilience Natural Resources Canada $ 1,243,653
CSSP-2019-CP-2455 Innovative Credential Solutions and Technologies Critical Infrastructure Resilience Public Services and Procurement Canada $ 1,480,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2553 Unsupervised Contactless Biometric Kiosk Critical Infrastructure Resilience Royal Canadian Mounted Police $ 1,169,324
CSSP-2016-CP-2284 Federated Identity Framework for British Columbia Police Force Applications First Responders Province of British Columbia $ 248,770
CSSP-2017-CP-2310 Canadian Work Disability Prevention Standard for Paramedics with Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) First Responders Province of Ontario $ 772,720
CSSP-2017-CP-2314 Project Brighter Sight – Wearables for Paramedics First Responders Province of Ontario $ 1,172,818
CSSP-2018-CP-2346 Precision prehospital risk-prediction through machine learning applied to healthcare databases First Responders Urgences-sante $ 732,988
CSSP-2018-CP-2347 National Aerial Firefighting Simulation System Development First Responders Alberta Agriculture and Forestry $ 1,110,200
CSSP-2018-CP-2366 Canadian First Responder Fatigue Risk Management Standard First Responders County of Renfrew Paramedic Service $ 775,870
CSSP-2018-CP-2367 Standards and Taxonomies for a Canadian Paramedic Information System First Responders BC Emergency Health Services $ 998,407
CSSP-2019-CP-2458 Blue SWA2RM (Squad Watcher for Anti-drone Airspace Restriction and Management) First Responders National Research Council of Canada $ 1,435,150
CSSP-2019-CP-2460 Secured Internet of Things (IoT) for increased situational awareness of blue force readiness First Responders Public Safety Canada $ 790,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2461 Target Hazard IQ: Fixed Site Hazardous Materials Storage Responder Information First Responders Province of New Brunswick $ 373,300
CSSP-2019-CP-2462 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven Next Generation 911 First Responders National Research Council of Canada $ 996,849
CSSP-2020-CP-2503 Database Development and Data Load for Next Generation 911 First Responders City of Guelph $ 1,017,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2544 Smart printable and wearable chemical & physical sensors for first responder personal protective equipment (PPE) First Responders National Research Council Canada $ 996,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2547 Connected Readiness Evaluation: Quantified INdividuals – C-REQUIN First Responders Royal Canadian Mounted Police $ 996,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2551 Programmable Antennas for Through-Wall Communications and Remote Drive First Responders National Research Council Canada $ 998,500
CSSP-2022-CP-2552 ThinkOn Command-IQ Enhanced First Responder Virtual Teamwork Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) Science and Technology (S&T) 2021 First Responders Orangeville $ 174,000
CSSP-2016-CP-2282 Responder Operational Networks for Deployable Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) Pilot Preparedness and Resilience Government of Yukon $ 1,499,975
CSSP-2018-CP-2344 System-level Security for Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled e-Health Systems Preparedness and Resilience National Research Council $ 1,473,595
CSSP-2018-CP-2348 Bringing the Hub Model to Rural and Remote Communities - Tech-Enabled Preparedness and Resilience Royal Canadian Mounted Police $ 636,455
CSSP-2018-CP-2350 Mitigation Project Return on Investment Toolkit Preparedness and Resilience Public Safety Canada $ 578,690
CSSP-2018-CP-2352 Coastal Flood Mitigation Canada Preparedness and Resilience National Research Council $ 1,534,560
CSSP-2019-CP-2443 Mitigation of climate change threats to winter roads Preparedness and Resilience Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada $ 280,383
CSSP-2019-CP-2444 Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience and Risk Reduction Preparedness and Resilience Natural Resources Canada $ 1,996,869
CSSP-2019-CP-2445 OneResponse: A Web-Enabled Tool for Assessing Municipal Disaster Preparedness and Response Capacity Preparedness and Resilience Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services, City of Halifax, Nova Scotia $ 798,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2446 Near Real-Time Community Flood Risk Awareness Tool For River Environments Preparedness and Resilience Province of Newfoundland and Labrador $ 288,896
CSSP-2019-CP-2447 Psychosocial impacts: the New Canadian Paradigm for Nuclear Emergency Planning Preparedness and Resilience Health Canada $ 249,000
CSSP-2019-CP-2459 Artificial intelligence/Machine learning (AI/ML) driven tactical radio for DND/CAF/Public Safety interoperability Phase 1 Preparedness and Resilience Department of National Defence $ 238,500
CSSP-2020-CP-2495 Enhancing Community Resilience and Adaptation (ECORES) Preparedness and Resilience Environment and Climate Change Canada $ 1,325,000
CSSP-2020-CP-2496 Wildfire Fuel Mapping in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Areas Preparedness and Resilience Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, British Columbia $ 1,441,864
CSSP-2020-CP-2497 Evaluating climate change impacts to groundwater surface-water resource sustainability Preparedness and Resilience Natural Resources Canada $ 1,056,566
CSSP-2020-CP-2498 Earth Observation Monitoring System of Environmental Risks to Coastal Communities Preparedness and Resilience Canadian Coast Guard $ 2,479,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2536 Multi-hazard Platform for Resilience and Strategic Planning of Real Assets Preparedness and Resilience Environment and Climate Change Canada $ 1,413,462
CSSP-2022-CP-2537 Volcanic Risk Reduction in Canada through Hazard and Risk Assessment and InSAR Monitoring of High Threat Volcanoes Preparedness and Resilience Natural Resources Canada $ 1,465,300
CSSP-2018-CP-2397 Data Privacy - Anonymization Surveillance & Intelligence and Interdiction Innovation PEI $ 478,865
CSSP-2019-CP-2454 Shield's Secure Data Sharing Platform (Phase 1) Surveillance & Intelligence and Interdiction Public Safety Canada $ 1,421,600
CSSP-2021-CP-2506 Endurance Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Surveillance & Intelligence and Interdiction Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) $ 100,000
CSSP-2022-CP-2550 Wireless Connectivity for Integrated Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Response to High Impact Low Frequency (HILF) Events Surveillance & Intelligence and Interdiction Transport Canada $ 1,069,000

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