Technical briefings on Canada’s general elections

Throughout the election period, the Government of Canada kept Canadians informed about the election threat landscape through regular technical briefings and statements.

The briefings were an opportunity to provide unclassified information on incidents or trends that the SITE Task Force was monitoring.

Recordings of the technical briefings are available on CPAC:

• Government of Canada update on the general election – March 24, 2025
• Government of Canada update on the general election – March 31, 2025
• Government of Canada update on the general election – April 7, 2025
• Government of Canada update on the general election – April 14, 2025
• Government of Canada update on the general election – April 21, 2025

Government of Canada of Canada statements and backgrounder material:

• Statement by Government of Canada on Protecting Canada’s General Elections – March 24, 2025
• Backgrounder: Detecting and Reporting Disinformation – March 24, 2025
• Backgrounder: Measures to Protect the 2025 General Election – March 24, 2025
• News release: Update on Canada’s Actions to Protect General Election 45 – April 7, 2025
  • Also available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
• Backgrounder: Information operation on WeChat targeting the 45th General Election – April 7, 2025
  • Also available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
• A fact sheet on resisting disinformation during an election
• News release: Update on Canada’s Actions to Protect General Election 45 – April 21, 2025
  • Also available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
• Backgrounder: Transnational Repression Operation – April 21, 2025
  • Also available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese