Directive on Automated Decision-Making
Mandatory Treasury Board directive requiring Canadian federal departments to complete an Algorithmic Impact Assessment and apply proportional safeguards when using automated decision systems to render administrative decisions.
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tbs-sct.canada.ca
- Published
- Mar 4, 2019
- Last verified
- Mar 6, 2026
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Editorial summary
Mandatory Treasury Board directive requiring Canadian federal departments to complete an Algorithmic Impact Assessment and apply proportional safeguards when using automated decision systems to render administrative decisions.
Why this matters
This directive is not optional guidance — it is a binding Treasury Board instruction that every federal department in Canada must follow before using an automated system to make administrative decisions about people. It requires a public Algorithmic Impact Assessment and proportional safeguards tied to the impact level of the system. For Canadians, that means you have the right to know when a federal benefit, visa, or tax decision involved an automated system, and the assessment behind it is meant to be findable. Reading the directive itself clarifies what agencies can and cannot quietly automate.
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- Published
- Mar 4, 2019
- Last verified
- Mar 6, 2026
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