Changes

As part of the third review, TBS is proposing 12 policy recommendations and accompanying amendments to the directive:

As part of the third review, TBS is proposing 12 policy recommendations and accompanying amendments to the directive:

# Expand the scope to cover internal services.

* Expand the scope to cover internal services.

# Clarify that the scope includes systems which make assessments related to administrative decisions.

* Clarify that the scope includes systems which make assessments related to administrative decisions.

# Replace the 6-month review interval with a biennial review and enable the Chief Information Officer of Canada to request off-cycle reviews.

* Replace the 6-month review interval with a biennial review and enable the Chief Information Officer of Canada to request off-cycle reviews.

# Replace references to Canadians with more encompassing language such as clients and Canadian society.

* Replace references to Canadians with more encompassing language such as clients and Canadian society.

# Introduce measures supporting the tracing, protection, and appropriate retention and disposition of data used and generated by a system.

* Introduce measures supporting the tracing, protection, and appropriate retention and disposition of data used and generated by a system.

# Expand the pre-production testing requirement to cover model bias testing.

* Expand the bias testing requirement to cover models.

# Mandate the completion of Gender Based Analysis Plus during the development of a system.

* Mandate the completion of Gender Based Analysis Plus during the development of a system.

# Establish explanation criteria in support of the explanation requirement and integrate them into the [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/algorithmic-impact-assessment.html Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA)].

* Establish explanation criteria in support of the explanation requirement and integrate them into the [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/algorithmic-impact-assessment.html Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA)].

# Expand the AIA to include questions concerning an institution's reasons for pursuing automation and potential impacts on persons with disabilities.

* Expand the AIA to include questions concerning an institution's reasons for pursuing automation and potential impacts on persons with disabilities.

# Mandate the publication of complete or summarized peer reviews and require completion prior to system production.

* Mandate the publication of complete or summarized peer reviews and require completion prior to system production.

# Align the contingency requirement with relevant terminology established in Treasury Board security policy.

* Align the contingency requirement with relevant terminology established in Treasury Board security policy.

# Mandate the release of AIAs prior to the production of a system.

* Mandate the release of AIAs prior to the production of a system.

=== Expected outcomes ===

=== Expected outcomes ===