Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a national-security strategy on October 29 that treats economic resilience as a central element of sovereignty. The government describes it as Canada’s first such strategy in more than two decades, responding to threats ranging from cyberattacks to pressure through trade.

The plan sets out five priorities: economic security, diversified foreign partnerships, stronger armed forces, public safety and modernized intelligence. Supply chains, energy security, industrial capabilities and innovation feature alongside military procurement and cooperation with allies.

The government intends to convene a First Ministers’ Meeting on national security and bring forward proposals to modernize security legislation within the plan’s first year. It also commits to updating the framework at least every four years. Those steps are planned actions, rather than completed legislative changes.

The strategy brings existing policy work into a common framework as well as identifying future tasks. Its publication establishes priorities; the announcement alone does not demonstrate that new capabilities have been delivered or that identified vulnerabilities have been eliminated.