Canada Names 100 Chinese, Russian, Iranian Research Institutions Posing a Threat to National Security
Canada Names 100 Chinese, Russian, Iranian Research Institutions Posing a Threat to National Security
Canadian researchers partnering with listed institutions won’t be eligible for federal funds
Catharine Tunney. CBC News.
January 16 2024
A robot is assembled at a robotics and artificial intelligence company in Hong Kong on May 10, 2023. Canadian researchers, including those in robotics, will soon be barred from federal funding if they are tied to one of dozens of foreign institutions Ottawa says pose a threat to national security. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)
The Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern provides that research grant applications submitted by a university or affiliated research institution to the federal granting councils— the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada — and the Canada Foundation for Innovation that involve research to advance a sensitive technology research area will not be funded if any of the researchers involved in activities supported by the grant are affiliated with, or in receipt of funding or in-kind support, from a university, research institute or laboratory connected to military, national defence, or state security entities that could pose a risk to Canada’s national security.
This policy includes two lists that only operate in conjunction — a list of Sensitive Technology Research Areas, and a list of Named Research Organizations, provided below.
To ensure compliance with the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern, all researchers involved in activities funded by a research grant that advance a sensitive technology research area must review the list of Named Research Organizations. This list is composed of research organizations and institutions that pose the highest risk to Canada’s national security due to their direct, or indirect connections with military, national defence, and state security entities.
The list of Named Research Organizations will be updated regularly to address evolving threats to Canada’s national security, which can originate from anywhere in the world.
Researchers should keep in mind that institutions that are not included on the list may still pose a risk. As a best practice, researchers are encouraged to apply due diligence practices to mitigate risks that may be associated with any collaboration or partnership in a sensitive technology research area. Researchers are also encouraged to transparently disclose their affiliations, funding, and in-kind support with their sponsoring institution and with their research team, to foster trust and to ensure the security of sensitive research from unwanted transfer of knowledge and technology.
Named Research Organizations List
Best efforts have been made to accurately convey the name of each research organization, however some of the organizations on this list exist officially only in a language other than English or French. Several organizations have names commonly used in English; these have been used wherever possible. Efforts have also been made to translate into French the names of the organizations from the these commonly used English names. The spelling of some names may vary in English and French from other existing translations.
The list of Named Research Organizations that follows is organized alphabetically based on the name of the university, research institute, or laboratory connected to military, national defence, or state security entities.
A
A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, IITP, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Academy of Military Medical Sciences (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): AMMS
Academy of Military Science (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): AMS
Aerospace Research Institute (Iran)
Known alias(es): ARI
Air Force Medical University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Air Force Medical University; Air Force Military Medical University; Fourth Military Medical University; Fourth Medical University
Air Force Research Institute (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Air Force Equipment Academy; Key Laboratory of Complex Aviation System Simulation
Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy; Air Force Xi’an Flight Academy; Xi’an Flying College of PLA Air Force
Airforce Command College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Air Force Command College; Air Force Command College; AFCC; PLA Air Force Command Academy
Airforce Communication NCO Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Dalian Communications NCO Academy
Airforce Early Warning Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Wuhan Radar Institute
Airforce Engineering University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): AFEU
Airforce Flight Academy Shijiazhuang (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Air Force Shijiazhuang Flight Academy; Shijiazhuang Flying College of the PLA Airforce; Shijiazhuang Flight College of Air Force
Airforce Harbin Flight Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Harbin Flight College of Air Force
Airforce Logistics University (People’s Republic of China)
Army Academy of Armored Forces (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Army Armored Forces Academy; Armored Forces Engineering Academy
Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense (People’s Republic of China)
Army Academy of Border and Coastal Defense (People’s Republic of China)
Army Aviation College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Army Aviation School
Army Engineering University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Army Engineering University of the PLA
Army Infantry Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Army Infantry Academy of PLA; PLA Army Infantry Academy; Nachang Army Academy
Army Medical University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Third Military Medical University
Army Military Transportation Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Academy of Military Transportation
Army Research Institute (People’s Republic of China)
Army Service Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Army Service Academy
Army Special Operations Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Army Special Operations College
Autonomous Noncommercial Organization Professional Association of Designers of Data Processing Systems (Russia)
Known alias(es): ANO PO KSI
Aviation University of Air Force (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Air Force Aviation University; Aviation University Air Force; Air Force Aviation University; AUAF; Aviation University of PLA Air Force
B
Baghyatollah Medical Sciences University (Iran)
Known alias(es): BMSU; Bagiatollah Medical Sciences University; Baghiatollah Medical Sciences University; Baqyatollah Medical Sciences University; Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Baqiatollah Medical Sciences University
Beihang University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; BUAA
Beijing Computational Science Research Centre (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): BCSRC; Beijing Computing Science Research Centre; CSRC
Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): BESTI
Beijing Institute of Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): BIT
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (People’s Republic of China )
Known alias(es): BUPT
C
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): HPSTAR; Beijing High Voltage Science Research Center
Chengdu Fine Optical Engineering Research Center (People’s Republic of China)
China Academy of Electronics and Information Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): CAEIT; CETC CAEIT
China Academy of Science – Shenyang Institute of Automation (People’s Republic of China)
China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): CARDC; Unit 63820; 29th Testing and Training Base; Academy of Military Science Aerodynamics Testing Base
China Coast Guard Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): China Maritime Police Academy; People’s Armed Police China Coast Guard Academy; PAP China Coast Guard Academy
China People’s Police University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): CPPU; Ministry of Public Security China People’s Police University; MPS China People’s Police University
Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): China Academy of Engineering Physics; CAEP, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Ninth Academy; Southwest Computing Center; Southwest Institute of Applied Electronics; Southwest Institute of Chemical Materials; Southwest Institute of Electronic Engineering; Southwest Institute of Environmental Testing; Southwest Institute of Explosives and Chemical Engineering; Southwest Institute of Fluid Physics; Southwest Institute of General Designing and Assembly; Southwest Institute of Machining Technology; Southwest Institute of Materials; Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry; Southwest Institute of Research and Applications of Special Materials Factory; Southwest Institute of Structural Mechanics; The High Power Laser Laboratory; The Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics; 901 Institute; Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research; HPSTAR; China Jiuyuan Trading Corporation; Peac Institute of Multiscale Science; Sichuan Dingcheng Material Trade Co. Ltd.; Sichuan Haitian New Technology Group Co. Ltd.; Sichuan Zhonghe Import and Export Trade Co. Ltd.; Skyeye Laser Technology Limited; Chengdu Fine Optical Engineering Research Center; Beijing Jincheng Huanyu Electronics Co. Ltd.
Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Computing Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Institute of Computing Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Computing Technology; CAS ICT; ICT CAS
Criminal Investigation Police University of China (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): CIPUC
D
Dalian Naval Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Dalian Naval Academy
Defence Industries Organization Training and Research Institute (Iran)
Known alias(es): Defence Industry’s Training and Research Institute; Defence Industry’s Training and Education Institute; Defence Industries Training and Research Institute; Defensive Research Training Institute; DRTI; Defence Ministry’s Institute for Defence Education and Research; Institution for Research and Training of the Defence Industries; Organization for Defence Education and Research
E
Engineering University of the CAPF (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PAP Engineering University
Explosion and Impact Technology Research Centre (Iran)
Known alias(es): Research Centre for Explosion and Impact; METFAZ
H
Harbin Engineering University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): HEU
Harbin Institute of Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): HIT
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): National Research Center for Microscale; Microscale National Research Center
Hunan University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): HNU
I
Imam Hossein University (Iran)
Known alias(es): Imam Hussein University; IHU; Imam Hossein University of the Revolutionary Guards
Information Engineering University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLAIEU; IEU; Luoyang Foreign Languages University; PLA Foreign Languages University; Luoyang Foreign Language Institute; Luoyang University; Zhengzhou Institute of Surveying and Mapping; Zhengzhou Information Science and Technology Institute; National Digital Switching System Engineering and Technology Research Center; State Key Laboratory of Mathematical Engineering and Advanced Computing
Institute of Applied Physics (Iran)
Known alias(es): IAP; Applied Physics Institute; Institute for Applied Physics
Institute of NBC Defense (People’s Republic of China)
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (Iran)
Known alias(es): IROST
J
Jiangnan Social University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Institute of Cadre Management; Institute of International Relations Suzhou Campus; Jiangnan Institute of Social Studies; Ministry of State Security Administrative Institute
K
Key Laboratory of Information Systems Engineering (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): KLISE
L
Logistics University of the People’s Armed Police Force (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PAP Logistics University
M
Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Forensic Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China; Material Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China
N
Nanjing Army Command College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Nanjing Army Command College
Nanjing Institute of Information Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Nanjing 841 Institute; Nanjing Research Institute of Information Technology; Nanjing Information Technology Institute
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Nanhang University; NUAA
Nanjing University of Science and Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NJUST
National Defense University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NDU
National University of Defense Technology (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NUDT; Changsha Institute of Technology; National Key Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing; Hunan Guofang Kei University
Naval Command College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Navy Command College; Navy Command College; Naval Command Academy
Naval Petty Officer Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Navy Bengbu Petty Officer Academy; Naval Petty Officer Academy
Naval Research Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Navy Research Academy; PLA Navy Equipment Academy; Naval Equipment Academy; Naval Academy
Naval University of Engineering (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Naval Engineering University; NUE
Navy Aviation University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Naval Aviation University; Naval Aeronautics and Astronautics University
Navy Logistics Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Navy Medical University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Second Military Medical University
Navy Submarine Academy (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Navy Submarine Academy
North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NCIAE
North University of China (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NUC
Northwest Institute of Nuclear (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NINT; Institute of Northwest Nuclear Technology; Northwest Nuclear Technology
Northwestern Polytechnical University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): NWPU; NPU; Northwest Polytechnic University; Northwest Polytechnical University; Northwestern Polytechnical University
O
Officers College of the PAP (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PAP Officers’ College; People’s Armed Police Officers’ College
P
PAP NCO College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): People’s Armed Police NCO College
Pasteur Institute of Iran (Iran)
Known alias(es): Iranian Pasteur Institute; Pasteur Institute; Institute Pasteur of Iran; Institute Pasteur; Institute de l’Iran
Peac Institute of Multiscale Science (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Peak Multiscale Science Institute; Peak Multi-Scale Scientific Research Institute
People’s Armed Police Command College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PAP Command College; The People’s Armed Police College China; The Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces Academy
People’s Public Security University of China (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Chinese People Public Security University; PPUSC
Physics Research Center (Iran)
(People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PHRC; Physics Research Centre; Physic Research Center
R
Railway Police College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Ministry of Public Security Railway Police College; MPS Railway Police College
Rocket Force Command College (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): SMF Command College; Strategic Missile Force Command College
Rocket Force Research Institute (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Second Artillery Equipment Academy; Rocket Force Equipment Academy
Rocket Force Sergeant School (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Rocket Force NCO College; Rocket Force Sergeancy School; Rocket Force Sergeant School of the PLA; PLA Rocket Force Academy; Rocket Force NCO College; Rocket Sergeant School
Rocket Force University of Engineering (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): Rocket Force Engineering University; RFUE; RFEU; Xi’an Research Institute of High Technology; Xi’an Research Institute of High-Tech
S
Shahid Beheshti University (Iran)
Known alias(es): SBU; Martyr Baheshti University; University of Shahid Beheshti; Shahid Behashti University; Shaheed Beheshti University; Beheshti University; Shahid Martyr Beheshti University; National (Shahid Beheshti) University
Shahid Sattari Air Force University (Iran)
Known alias(es): Shahid Sattari Air Academy; Shahid Sattari Academy for Air Sciences and Technology
Sharif University of Technology (Iran)
Known alias(es): Arya-Mehr University of Technology; SHFT; SUT: Sharif Technical University
Sichuan University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): SCU
Space Engineering University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): PLA Equipment Academy; Aerospace Engineering University; A/SEU; PLA Equipment Command and Technology Academy
T
Tianjin University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): TJU
U
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): UESTC
University of International Relations (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): UIR; Institute of International Politics
X
Xi’an Technological University (People’s Republic of China)
Known alias(es): XATU
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27th Scientific Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense (Russia)
Known alias(es): 27th NTs
33rd Scientific Research and Testing Institute (Russia)
Known alias(es): 33rd TsNII
46th TSNII Central Scientific Research Institute (Russia)
Known alias(es): 48 TsNII; 46 TsNII MO RF
48th Central Scientific Research Institute (Russia)
Known alias(es): 48th TsNII Sergiev Posad; Zargorsk Institute; Scientific Research Institute of Medicine; the Virology Center; 48th TsNII Yekaterinburg; Military Technical Scientific Research Institute; Center for Military Technical Problems of Biological Defense; 48th TsNII Kirov; Scientific Research Institute of Microbiology; Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Hygiene
