Legislation

Government records and information management programs follow the Financial Administration Act, the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Archives Act and other program-specific legislation. Enterprise Information Management’s services help government bodies comply with these laws when managing their records and information.

Policies, Directives, Standards, and Guidelines

These documents set expectations and assign responsibilities for government records and information:

• Recorded Information Management Policy

• Management of Electronic Information Policy

• Records Scheduling Policy

• Administrative Records Standard

• Operational Records Standard

• ORCS Development Guideline

• Digitizing Directive

• Digitizing Standard

• Digitization Guideline

• DIIMS Directive (PDF)

• RDA Development Guideline (PDF)

DIIMS

DIIMS (Digital Integrated Information Management System) is the content management system we maintain. Procedures and guides for DIIMS are available on its portal page.

Training

Employees can access training through the Enterprise Learning Management System.

Records Disposition Authorities

Government bodies use records disposition authorities to help them organize and manage their records.

These approved authorities allow them to classify, schedule, and dispose of their records in line with the Archives Act.

Enterprise Information Management maintains the following records disposition authorities across the government:

• GNWT Administrative Records Classification System (ARCS) RDA 1995-32 version 10
• Transitory Records RDA 1997-02
• Electronic Mail Records RDA 1997-10
• Voice Mail Records RDA 1996-02
• Converted Source Analogue Records RDA 2018-02