Understand and assess your readiness for dual‑use research.
As defined by the Canadian Shield Institute, dual‑use research involves knowledge, technology, infrastructure, data, or expertise that can support both civilian applications and defence, security, or national resilience needs.
For Ontario’s innovation ecosystem, this creates new opportunities – but also new questions about governance, research security, facilities, partnerships, IP, and responsible collaboration.
The Dual‑Use Readiness Assessment (DURA) is a practical framework that helps institutions and businesses understand where they stand and what they need to participate responsibly in dual-use research collaboration.
It helps understand their readiness, strengthen research security practices, and identify the safeguards needed to move forward with confidence.
Download the Draft Assessment
PDF Resources
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DURA Maturity Scale – Framework - Draft (Download)(opens in new tab)
The DURA Maturity Scale provides a readiness level and implementation guidance for Facilities that may support Dual-Use Research (DUR).
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DURA Methodology (Download)(opens in new tab)
Background and methodology of the Dual Use Readiness Assessment (DURA) Framework
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DURA Framework in the Context of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (Download)(opens in new tab)
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), while DURA is institutional readiness assessment. The connection becomes clearer if you map them across the defence innovation pipeline.
Why it matters?
For Businesses
Find new markets, validate technologies, access research expertise, and understand responsible pathways into complex sectors.
For Institutions
Prepare governance, facilities, research supports, and partnerships for emerging collaboration opportunities.
For Canada
Dual-use innovation can support economic competitiveness, national resilience and capability.
Join the conversation shaping Ontario’s dual-use ecosystem
Dual-Use Research Sector Survey
Dual-Use 101: Building Ontario’s Defence Innovation Ecosystem
Dual-Use Research Roundtable
Your Path into the Defence Innovation Ecosystem
Understand
Get a clear picture of what dual-use means and where the opportunity exists for you.
Assess
Connect
Now, as momentum accelerates through Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, BOREALIS, and DISH, the priority shifts to readiness and scale.
eCampusOntario and OCIP.ai are uniquely positioned to mobilize the province’s R&D capacity — enabling SMEs, researchers, and institutions to participate in dual‑use collaboration.
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