Case Study: Shared Services Canada achieves scalable, high-performance network security across 100+ departments with Fortinet

Shared Services Canada - Customer Case Study

Fortinet was selected by Shared Services Canada to secure the Government of Canada’s IT infrastructure across more than 100 departments and agencies. The challenge was protecting a highly distributed environment—thousands of applications serving millions of users worldwide—while meeting strict compliance and supply‑chain requirements, supporting diverse departmental mandates and locations, and ensuring continuous availability and privacy.

Fortinet deployed high‑performance, scalable network security solutions built and supported in Canada, aligning with CSEC/ITSG standards and supply‑chain integrity requirements. The implementation enabled standardization and consolidation of security controls across departments, strengthened cyber defense and availability for critical services, and improved overall protection for government applications and citizen data.

Shared Services Canada