Security Awareness Week

Security Awareness Week is an annual event held during the second week of February in which departments are invited to promote good security practices and to share them government-wide. It is an excellent opportunity to increase employee awareness and to promote departmental security services. Security awareness is a key element of the departmental security program under the Policy on Government Security.

The concept of Security Awareness Week was conceived in 2002 through collaboration between the TBS, the Privy Council Office and several departments and agencies of the Government of Canada. Since the inaugural Security Awareness Week in February 2003, it has been a success thanks to the efforts of departmental security practitioners, the Government of Canada security community, and interdepartmental groups such as the Security Awareness Working Group.

Tools for organizations

Every year, TBS develops products to help departmental security practitioners promote Security Awareness Week within their organizations. The products listed below are available for your use. The Procedures for Publishing supports greening government initiatives and the increased use of e-publications. As such, we are encouraging departments to develop products with these guidelines in mind and to keep printed products to a minimum. If you encounter any difficulties in accessing these files, please contact the Security and Identity Management Division.

Poster

Display the official poster of Security Awareness Week from February 6 to 10, 2017.

• Poster (PDF format, 117 KB)

Graphic Elements for Web

Display this image on the home page of your intranet or Publiservice website throughout Security Awareness Week.

• GCpedia graphic (JPEG format, 93 KB)
• Web button graphic (JPEG format extra small 170 x 90, 35 KB)
• Web button graphic (JPEG format small 360 x 203, 57 KB)
• Web button graphic (JPEG format medium 355 x 113, 24 KB)
• Web button graphic (JPEG format large 418 x 250, 78 KB)

PowerPoint template

Download the official PowerPoint template for presentations related to Security Awareness Week.

• PowerPoint template (PPT format, standard 80.3 KB)
• PowerPoint template (PPT format wide screen, 358 KB)
• PowerPoint template (PPT format with title bar, 537 KB)

Word template

Download the official Word template to draft content related to Security Awareness Week.

• Word template (Word format, 213 KB)