Canada Directive on Automated Decision-Making
Binding on Canadian federal institutions: an Algorithmic Impact Assessment sets an impact level from I to IV, which then dictates notice, explanation, human-in-the-loop and audit requirements.
Key dates
- Apr 1, 2020Came into effect
- Apr 25, 2023Third review amendments took effect
Risk areas addressed
Who it applies to
Canadian federal institutions using automated decision systems for administrative decisions about clients.
Penalties & enforcement
Administrative: non-compliant systems must be remediated or withdrawn.
Enforced by: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Canada ADM Directive is enforced by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Its obligations are already live, so a gap is a present exposure rather than a future one. In practice that means knowing which of your AI systems fall in scope in public sector, holding assessments that speak to transparency, human oversight and bias & discrimination, and being able to produce that evidence on request.