National Security and Public Safety
Areas of Expertise: Emergency Management • Organizational Security • Health & Safety (for CEO's) • Public-Private Partnerships • Security & Technology
Latest Research
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This report identifies and provides ideas on building the kind of knowledge and understanding that we require to effectively contribute to our own personal digital security as well as that of organizations and nation-states. | | 
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Learn how a greater emphasis on adaptation and building resilience at the local level and within communities can help to mitigate the impacts of a changing climate for Canada. | | 
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In this report, The Conference Board’s Centre for National Security takes an in-depth look at three supply chain disruptions and studies the consequences for supply chain security and resiliency. | | 
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This report examines three dimensions of security in the North—Arctic security, Northern security, and community security—in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the security challenges in Canada’s North. | | 
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In a security or public safety crisis, those managing the response must ensure all stakeholders are treated fairly. Four principles have been identified to guide decisions on what is fair. | | 
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This report, one of a series, focuses specifically on the principle of cooperation and coordination, and identifies opportunities for action that organizations can take when responding to national security and public safety incidents. | | 
The development of public-private partnerships to counter terror and secure trade has received significant attention in recent years. Much of this can be attributed to the growing recognition of the important role that the private sector plays as the owners and operators of the vast majority of critical infrastructure. This project, commissioned by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Counter Terrorism Task Force, assesses the state of existing public-private partnerships to counter terrorism and secure trade among APEC economies. The final report identifies the challenges, benefits, and future trajectory of these important partnerships as well as actions that can be taken to improve their effectiveness. | |
Hot Topics in Security and Safety
Study Tours
The Conference Board of Canada led a study tour to three of North America’s busiest ports to investigate the impact of supply chain disruptions. This was a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet with senior leaders involved in port and supply chain security, and to understand better the vulnerabilities facing critical nodes of the global trade network. Site visits included the Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles and Port of Vancouver.
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Conference Board Works with APEC to Fight Terrorism
Continuing to share insights with the global community, members of the National Security & Public Safety team presented key findings and facilitated discussion on the trends of public-private partnerships to counter terror and secure trade at the Senior Officials Meeting of APEC member economies in Lima, Peru. This one day workshop focused on the development of future steps participants can take to improve the effectiveness of public-private partnerships within their economies. Andrew Archibald, Research Associate, presented the conclusions from an extensive study of past, current and future public-private partnerships to counter terror and secure trade in the APEC region. Gilles Rhéaume, Vice-President of Public Policy, chaired the event and led the facilitated discussion with the assistance of Andrew Archibald. The discussion and feedback captured from the workshop will form the basis of a final report outlining opportunities for action to build effective public-private partnerships. | 
Gilles Rhéaume
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Andrew Archibald
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Improving Canada's Safety and Security
Members of our National Security and Public Safety team are actively involved in developing and sharing insights that are making Canada safer. The Centre for National Security has completed research focused on leadership and accountability as it relates to public safety and national security. This new report Building Resilience: Leadership and Accountability draws on case studies of natural disasters, critical infrastructures , disease outbreaks, and terrorist attacks. Download a complimentary copy or contact Deborah Fleck for more information.
Centre for National Security Launches Report on Governance
In recent years Canadians have witnessed the devastating impact of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, pandemics and other threats. As the national security and public safety threats we face evolve, so too does the need for a wide range of private and public organizations—governments, police, corporations and many others—to respond simultaneously to these incidents. In response to these concerns, the Conference Board has published A Resilient Canada: Governance for National Security and Public Safety. The report is based on research and interviews with individuals who played key roles in the responses to eight disasters over the past decade: the 1997 Red River flood, the 1998 ice storm in Eastern Canada, the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto in 2003, the 2003 blackout in Ontario and the north-eastern United States, the effects of Hurricane Juan on Atlantic Canada in 2003, the 2005 London transit bombings, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Upcoming Events
Council on Emergency Management
September 28-29, 2011
Schaumburg, IL Council of Chief Information Officers
September 23-24, 2011
Montreal, QC Knowledge Strategy Exchange Network
October 6-7, 2011
Regina, SK Council for Information Technology Executives
October 13-14, 2011
Ottawa, ON Centre for National Security
November 2-4, 2011
Toronto, ON
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