Organization’s Role in Public Safety

• mandated to fund projects in science and technology (S&T;) that will strengthen Canada's preparedness for, prevention of, and response to potential CBRN terrorist attacks.

Key Public Safety Activities

1. Create clusters of federal laboratories that build science and technology (S&T;) capacity to address the highest risk terrorist attack scenarios;
2. Fund research and technology to build capability in critical areas, particularly those identified with biological and radiological attacks;
3. Accelerate the delivery of technology to the first responder community and other operational authorities; and
4. Provide funds to areas where national S&T; capacity is deficient because of obsolete equipment, dated facilities, or inadequate scientific teams.