FMI - Standards and Guidelines

This section provides authoritative guidance on specific elements of management of information such as governance and accountability, program/service delivery, and technology considerations. These are organized below into three principle categories: Management-Related, Information Life Cycle, Legal and Policy Requirements.

Within the FMI context, a standard provides prescriptive, mandatory measures and practices requiring full compliance by government institutions.

A guideline provides descriptive guidance such as best practices, principles and advice giving government institutions a foundation to develop procedures, and allowing them discretion in adapting the guideline to accommodate unique requirements and circumstances.

The hyperlinked items below represent all FMI standards and guidelines currently available.

Management-Related

• Governance and Accountability
  • Governance and Accountability in Government Institutions Guideline
  
  
• Management Functions
  • MI Considerations in Risk Management
  • MI Considerations in Treasury Board Submissions
  Audit and Assessment

  • Comparative Analysis of Tools to Assess the State of Information Management in GoC Institutions
  • Information Management Capacity Check Tool and Methodology
  
  
• Competencies and Training
  
  
• Program/Service Delivery
  • MI Considerations for Business Cases
  • MI Considerations: Compendium of Checklists
  
  
• Technology Considerations
  • XML Guideline
  
  
• Quality Information
  • Quality Information Guideline

Information Life Cycle Management

• Planning
• Collection, Creation, Receipt and Capture
• Organization
• Use and Dissemination
• Maintenance, Protection and Preservation
• Disposition
• Evaluation

Legal and Policy Requirements

• Access to Information
• Privacy & Confidentiality
  • Privacy Impact Assessment
• Intellectual Property
• Security
• Liability
• Official Languages
• Communications