Published On: Sun, Apr 20th, 2025

As foreign actors work to influence Canada’s election, how safe is your vote?

Associate Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Bridget Walshe (left), Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Machinery of Government and Democratic Institutions) Allen Sutherland, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Communications and Consultations) Laurie-Anne Kempton and Global Affairs Director General, Cyber, Critical Technology and Democratic Resilience Bureau Larisa Galadza listen to CSIS Deputy Director, Operations, and Chair of the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force Vanessa Lloyd (second from right) speak during a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, Mar 24, 2025.

This is the first federal election since the final report on foreign interference was delivered. Advocates and security officials alike say they’re seeing adversaries wage influence campaigns aimed at diaspora communities. What is the risk, and what’s being done about it?

CBC | World News

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As foreign actors work to influence Canada’s election, how safe is your vote?