{"id":871,"date":"2025-03-04T17:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cipser\/?p=871"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:45:00","slug":"standardized-risk-assessment-for-critical-infrastructure-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cipser\/2025\/standardized-risk-assessment-for-critical-infrastructure-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraveling the Complexity: How Canada Can Build a Clearer, Stronger Approach to Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Unraveling the Complexity: How Canada Can Build a Clearer, Stronger Approach to Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Unraveling the Complexity: How Canada Can Build a Clearer, Stronger Approach to Critical Infrastructure Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Perry Steckly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is simply a conversation starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At NC-CIPSeR, a question we often hear is: \u201cDoes Canada have a standard way to assess risk?\u201d The answer, like the risks themselves, is far from simple. With so many risk assessment tools and frameworks in use across the country, determining the most effective methodology becomes part of the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Current Reality: A Patchwork System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Canada has built a solid foundation for managing risk to critical infrastructure and communities \u2014 but it remains a patchwork of tools, frameworks, and strategies, each operating in isolation or for sector-specific purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key elements of Canada\u2019s current risk management framework include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n