Why is NRCan conducting assessments of critical energy infrastructure?
Canada and the United States (U.S. ) agreed, pursuant to the Smart Border Declaration of 2001, to conduct joint vulnerability assessments on critical cross-border energy infrastructure (electrical generation and transmission lines, oil and natural gas pipeline systems, dams and refineries). Since March 2005, the vulnerability assessment program has been conducted pursuant to the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, a framework for addressing security among Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The SPP and its associated work plan builds upon the Smart Border Declaration and includes many initiatives for which NRCan is responsible. Vulnerability assessment of critical energy infrastructure figures prominently.
