Work Program
Period: July 2, 2026 to August 1, 2026
The Digital Governance Standards Institute has established technical committees that continue to work diligently under the governance of the Institute’s Standards Policy Committee on the development of standards that address the foremost issues in Canada’s ICT ecosystem.
The Institute’s Work Program for each technical committee is available below.
To see the status of the standards, a copy of the Institute’s Project Stage Codes is available here.
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Recently Published
| DGSI Standard No. | Title | Technical Committee (TC) | International Standards used as the basis | Stage Code | Stage Code Start Date | Public Review Start Date | Public Review End Date | ICS Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN/DGSI 100-8 | Data Governance - Part 8: Framework for Geo-Residency and Sovereignty | TC 01: Data Governance | 60.99 | 2026-07-08 | 2024-11-28 | 2025-01-31 | 35.020; 35.030 | |
| CAN/DGSI 104 | Baseline Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Organizations | TC 05: Cybersecurity | 60.99 | 2026-07-02 | 03.100.01; 35.030 |
In Development
| DGSI Standard No. | Title | Technical Committee (TC) | International Standards used as the basis | Stage Code | Stage Code Start Date | Public Review Start Date | Public Review End Date | ICS Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN/DGSI 103-4 | Digital Trust and Identity - Part 4: Digital Wallets | TC 04: Digital Trust and Identity | 20.20 | 2025-06-12 | 35.030 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 133 | Privacy - User-centric (User Benefit) Consent-Driven Approach to Data Access, Interoperability and Mobility | TC 09: Privacy | 30.20 | 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-23 | 2026-09-21 | 35.030 | |
| CAN/DGSI 134-1 | Connected Cities - Part 1: Physical Architecture of Digital Intersections | TC 06: Connected Cities | 20.00 | 2025-06-24 | 03.220.01; 35.240.60 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 134-2 | Connected Cities - Part 2: Control and Safety Systems for Digital Intersections | TC 06: Connected Cities | 20.00 | 2025-06-24 | 03.220.01; 35.240.60 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 135 | Digital Capability Assessment Framework for Non-Profit Organizations | TC 03: Digital Skills | 55.20 | 2026-08-05 | 2026-04-23 | 2026-06-22 | 35.020, 03.100.30 | |
| CAN/DGSI 137 | Digital Competency and Credit Recognition Framework for Lifelong Learning, Employability, and Workforce Mobility | TC 03: Digital Skills | 30.20 | 2026-05-06 | 2026-06-03 | 2026-08-02 | 03.100.30; 03.180; 35.240.90 | |
| CAN/DGSI 138 | Patient-Visible and Accountable AI in Clinical Decision Support | TC 02: Ethical AI | 30.20 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-08-05 | 2026-10-05 | 35.240.80 | |
| DGSI/WA 139 | National Workshop Agreement — Data Governance and Management in the Canadian Transport Industry | TC 06: Connected Cities | 30.00 | 2026-06-15 | ||||
| DGSI/TS 140 | Data Portability to Support Open Finance | TC 10: Open Finance | 30.20 | 2026-07-08 | 2026-08-12 | 2026-09-28 | 03.060, 35.020, 35.030 | |
| DGSI/PAS 142 | Data Governance Framework for Healthcare Organizations | TC 13: Health Data and Information | 20.60 | 2026-06-19 | 03.100.70; 11.020.10; 35.240.80 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 143-1 | Elder Living Open Architecture (ELOA) - Part 1: Framework and Resident Lifecycle Model | TC 19: Elder Living | 20.60 | 2026-07-09 | 35.020; 35.030; 35.240.80 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 144 | Governance Verification Systems — Minimum Requirements for Digital Governance Verification, Safety Capsules, and Authority-Bound Execution | TC 01: Data Governance | 10.99 | 2026-05-13 |
Under Maintenance
| DGSI Standard No. | Title | Technical Committee (TC) | International Standards used as the basis | Stage Code | Stage Code Start Date | Public Review Start Date | Public Review End Date | ICS Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN/DGSI 100-1 | Data governance – Part 1: Data centric security | TC 01: Data Governance | 30.20 | 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-14 | 2026-09-14 | 35.020; 35.030 | |
| CAN/DGSI 101 | Ethical Design and Use of Artificial Intelligence by Small and Medium Organizations | TC 02: Ethical AI | 90.92 | 2026-06-23 | 03.100.02; 35.020; 35.240.01 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 111-1 | Online Voting – Part 1: Implementation of Online Voting in Canadian Municipal Elections | TC 11: Online Electoral Voting for Elections | 90.92 | 2026-04-20 | 35.020 | |||
| DGSI 119-1 | Election and Voting Technologies – Part 1: Vote Tabulators | TC 14: Electoral Voting Technologies | 40.00 | 2026-07-16 | 35.020; 35.030 | |||
| DGSI 119-2 | Election and Voting Technologies – Part 2: Electronic Poll Books | TC 14: Electoral Voting Technologies | 40.00 | 2026-07-16 | 35.020; 35.030 | |||
| CAN/DGSI 120 | Use of biometrics for authentication | TC 15: Biometrics | 55.20 | 2026-08-11 | 2026-01-07 | 2026-03-09 | 35.020, 35.240, 35.240.15 |