According to Ottawa, Canada's intelligence priorities include the Arctic, food security, and climate
The new priorities cover global health security, food and water security, biodiversity, climate change, and global sustainability.
Canada's updated list of intelligence priorities now includes climate change and food security alongside traditional concerns such as violent extremism and espionage.
This marks the first time the federal government has published these priorities, aiming to enhance transparency.
The list is updated every two years based on advice from the national security adviser and the intelligence community.
After the federal cabinet reviews and approves these priorities, key ministers issue directives to the relevant federal agencies responsible for intelligence gathering.
The new priorities cover global health security, food and water security, biodiversity, climate change, and global sustainability.
They also address foreign interference, cyber threats, infrastructure security, Arctic sovereignty, border integrity, and transnational organized crime.
