Government security
Protection of government programs and services, along with the people, information and assets that support them from threats and compromise.
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Provides direction to manage government security in support of the trusted delivery of GC programs and services, the protection of information, individuals and assets, and provides assurance to Canadians, partners, oversight bodies and other stakeholders regarding security management in the GC.
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Government security
Provides direction to manage government security in support of the trusted delivery of GC programs and services, the protection of information, individuals and assets, and provides assurance to Canadians, partners, oversight bodies and other stakeholders regarding security management in the GC.
Identity Management
Ensures effective identity management practices by outlining requirements to support departments in the establishment, use and validation of identity information.
Security Management
On December 24, 2001, amendments to the Official Secrets Act, as adopted by Parliament, became law. The Act was renamed the Security of Information Act. The amended Act aims to, among other things, modernize the espionage provisions and introduce new concepts, such as special operational information and persons permanently bound to secrecy.
Aims to achieve efficient, effective and accountable management of security within departments and agencies.
Ensures that security screening in the Government of Canada is effective, efficient, rigorous, consistent and fair, and enables greater transferability of security screening between departments and agencies.
Provides details on the types of security categories that must be applied to different types of assets, information, or services.
Provides details on Government of Canada organizations that must be contacted to report different types of security events.