INTERNET SOCIETY

$5,000,000.00 CAD

≈ 65 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
December 2, 2025 – December 31, 2029
Project status
Implementation
Reference
CA-3-P016543001

Published purpose

The project supports Canada’s contribution to the Common Good Cyber Fund, a multi-donor mechanism that strengthens the global non-profit cybersecurity ecosystem. The Fund provides flexible support to civil society organizations working to maintain critical cybersecurity infrastructure, deliver scalable digital security assistance, and protect high-risk Internet users from digital harm. The project prioritizes support to vulnerable communities, including civil society, journalists, human rights defenders and women-led organizations, and responds to targeted threats including digital transnational repression (DTNR).

In plain English AI-generated

This project funds Canada's contribution to the Common Good Cyber Fund, which supports global non-profit cybersecurity efforts, including protecting civil society, journalists, and human rights defenders from digital threats.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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View official source record Imported August 10, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data