Base Building Security/Annex D
Annex D to the Base Building Security Standard
Building Categorization
The concept of categorization of buildings will assist in the threat and risk assessment (TRA) process, and other activities involved in base building security operations. It is one of the tools promoting standardization of the Base Building Security Program as it contributes to reducing and delineating costs associated with security measures in real property assets and infrastructure. The levels defined below do not denote activities that are funded by PSPC, but are used to help define the risk of certain occupancies.
The following describe how buildings are categorized:
Level One - High Security Posture: National security and law enforcement facilities where the tenant departments and agencies assume responsibilities for base building security. The Property and Facility Management (PFM) service line provides advice and guidance on site selection and design. It should be a single-occupancy building.
Parliamentary Precinct offices and their support facilities are considered Level One - High Security Posture, because of their symbolic value to the nation, and the Property and Facility Management service line provides base building security for them as they are part of Public Services and Procurement Canada. The exceptions within the Parliamentary Precinct are the Centre, West and East Blocks where Parliamentary Protection Service (PPS) provides all of the security, including base building security.
Level Two - Medium Security Posture: National headquarters facility for departments and agencies with defined exterior perimeter and reception area covered by integrated security controls.
Level Three - Basic Security Posture: General offices with basic base building security to ensure a level of protection from criminal activity outside the building and in the public areas, as well as to ensure no unlawful access the building.
Level Four - Federally-Controlled Critical Infrastructure: Other buildings requiring a range of specific security controls, such as those for heating plants, dams, bridges and warehouses which are departmental assets under its custodial care. This also includes data storage centres managed by Shared Services Canada.
Note: Security provisions are required during any construction, renovation or refit to ensure that the security posture is maintained.
Table 1 Categorization of buildings and security regimes and building attributes
The concept of categorization of buildings is one of the tools promoting standardization of the Base Building Security Program, as it will contribute to reducing and delineating costs associated with security measures in real property.
Levels | Examples of key building attributes | Tenants' requirements |
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Level One - High Security Posture | Types of organizations*:
*As determined by a threat and risk assessment |
Threat and risk assessments and security design briefs will provide recommendations that may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Level Two - Medium Security Posture | Types of organizations:
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Threat and risk assessments and security design briefs will provide recommendations that may include but are not limited to the following:
Example: Terrasses de la Chaudière and Place du Portage |
Level Three – Basic
Security Posture |
Types of organizations:
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Threat and risk assessments and security design briefs will provide recommendations that may include but are not limited to the following:
General office space:
Example: Constitution Square |
Level Four -
Federally-Controlled Critical Infrastructure |
Types of facilities:
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When produced for federally-controlled critical infrastructure facilities, threat and risk assessments must be written using an all-hazard approach, and with the understanding that each type of facility requires specific security controls. They may include but are not limited to the following:
These are critical infrastructure facilities where function, locality and the national threat assessment will impact on the department’s security posture for each type of facility. |