Identity Management


Inter-jurisdictional (Pan-Canadian) IdM&A Task Force

The Inter-jurisdictional (or Pan-Canadian) Identity Management and Authentication Task Force was established by a council of Deputy Ministers across provincial, territorial and federal governments with responsibility for service delivery and supported throughout its six month term by the Public Sector CIO Council and the Public Sector Service Delivery Council. The Task Force was established to develop a pan-Canadian strategy for identity management and authentication (IdM&A) that would facilitate seamless, cross jurisdictional, citizen-centric, multi-channel service delivery.

The Task Force was co-chaired by Dave Nikolejsin, the B.C. Government's Chief Information Officer and member of the Public Sector CIO Council, and Michel Rosciszewski, Directeur des politiques for Quebec and member of the Public Sector Service Delivery Council.

The Task Force produced the following:

The final report, entitled A Pan-Canadian Strategy for Identity Management and Authentication provides a comprehensive overview of the current situation in Canada and recommendations for:

  • a Pan-Canadian vision and value proposition for IdM&A,
  • a set of Pan-Canadian IdM&A guiding principles,
  • a Pan-Canadian IdM&A Framework which would set the foundation for the development of inter-operable standards, guidelines, models and architecture,
  • a proposal for a interim governance structure, and
  • an action plan for moving forward collaboratively.

This work, particularly the framework developed by the Task Force, is being incorporated in other BC Identity Management initiatives including BCeIDng.

For more information please contact the Architecture and Standards Branch of the OCIO.