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In Public Review
Public review is an essential part of the standards process. The following drafts of standards are in development and are currently available for public review. Leave your comments in the online draft and they will be considered by technical committee responsible.
Minimum requirements for organizations that handle personal information in Canada.
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Exploratory Work
Below are standards project proposals that are currently under consideration by our Standards Policy Committee. If the committee approves them, they will move into our development process.
We welcome your opinions on these proposals. Please send your comments to: info@dgc-cgn.org
Periodic Maintenance
Every published standard undergoes periodic maintenance to ensure it stays aligned with the fast ever-growing digital needs. Below are the standards currently undergoing maintenance.
This standard applies to the stewardship, accountability and management of data whenever a legal entity collects, uses or shares it with another entity or individual.
Data breaches are a serious risk for all organizations. Whether the result of inadvertent mishandling, recklessness, or cyberattack, the exposure of confidential information can have damaging and long-lasting impacts on organizations and the people whose data is leaked.
This standard sets out the fundamental characteristics and attributes required of data protection systems. It includes measures to protect data while it is being held on a server and while it is being transferred between IT systems and/or organizations.