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New for February 2021 GC Cloud Intake Process - Single Window for Cloud GC Cloud Financial Working Group Final Report & Recommendations API First Architecture Patterns for Public Cloud PaaS TBS Zero Trust Initiative GC Cloud Broker - SCI Assessed Marketplace Products Accounting for Cloud Sub-processors During Procurements (Managed Services on Cloud) Cloud Financial Model Options - GC Cloud Financial Working Group Approach to Centrally Registering Cloud Services (Draft) Cloud Operating Model Services Value Proposition

Technical Build Tools to help teams build and configure their cloud services. GC Accelerators GC Accelerator for Azure Azure Landing Zone Base Cloud Architecture GC Accelerator for AWS GC Accelerator for GCP GC Guardrail implementation - These guides are maintained by each vendor Implementing Guardrails for GCP Implementing Guardrails for Oracle Cloud Remote work Secure Remote Working - English version Secure Use of Collaboration Tools - English version Government of Canada Enterprise Security Architecture (ESA) Program - English version Office 365 Script to automate creation of users (Transport Canada) Connectivity Connectivity Readiness Process V 1.5 EN / V 1.5 FR. - For departments wanting to onboard onto the CXP GC Cloud Enablement: Cloud Connection Patterns English Escalation for Urgent Requests to Onboard to the Cloud eXchange Point (CXP) Secure Connectivity Onboarding Priority List - Latest update July 22, 2021 EN GCCode Cloud Enablement Repository TBS SaaS Assessment Tool (MVP 2) GC SaaS Assessment Tool (MVP2) Demo Video GC Cloud Tiered Assurance Model GC SaaS Assessment Approach / Approche d’évaluation du logiciel comme service (SaaS) du GC

Governance & Policy Policies and guides to help departments govern their usage of cloud. GC Cloud Policies & Direction GC Cloud Adoption Strategy - 2018 Update Government of Canada White Paper: Data Sovereignty and Public Cloud Direction on the Secure Use of Commercial Cloud Services Directive on Service & Digital(Cloud First 4.4.1.9 / Data Residency 4.4.1.10 / Non-Public Cloud GC EARB Assessments 4.1.1.2.4) Guideline on the Directive on Service and Digital (more on data residency) GC Standards on APIs Government of Canada Security Control Profile for Cloud-Based GC IT Services Guidance on Cloud Authentication for the Government of Canada Recommendations for Two-Factor User Authentication Within the Government of Canada Enterprise Domain Standard Operating Procedure for GC Cloud Event Management GC Cloud Guardrails GC EARB Guardrails Endorsement (September 19th) GC Cloud Guardrails Tools for Azure GC Cloud Guardrails Prowler Checks for AWS GC Guardrails for MS Office 365 GC Cloud Guardrails - Updated Process, Endorsed at GCEARB Aug 2020 Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Guidance CCCS ITSG-22 Baseline Security Requirements for Network Security Zones in the Government of Canada CCCS ITSG-38 Network Security Zoning - Design Considerations for Placement of Services within Zones CCCS ITSP.30.031 V2 User Authentication Guidance for Information Technology Systems CCCS ITSP.40.062 Guidance on Securely Configuring Network Protocols CCCS ITSM.50.100 Cloud Service Provider Information Technology Security Assessment Process Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Publications Data Residency and Amazon Connect TBS Zero Trust Initiative Approach to Centrally Registering Cloud Services (Draft) GC Cloud Financial Working Group Final Report & Recommendations GC Cloud Intake Process - Single Window for Cloud Considerations for Using Microsoft Cognitive Services

Automation & Operations Tools and guides to help departments operate their cloud services. GC Event Logging Guidance Security Playbook for Information System Solutions Standard Operating Procedure for GC Cloud Event Management Notify the GC standard platform for sending email from cloud and on-prem environments Cloud Adoption Playbooks Naming and Tagging Guidance discussion thread(SSC) Azure Naming and Tagging Quick Reference Azure Naming and Tagging v2.0 EN

Application Migration & Modernisation Tools and guidance to help migrate application and workloads to the cloud. Application Modernisation & Workload Migration Program Application Modernisation Guidance Building Modern Applications Using Platform Services Workforce and Skills Evaluating Technology Lock-in and Exit Cloud-based Managed Services (ARCHIVED - No longer in use) API First Architecture Patterns for Public Cloud PaaS

Acquisition Links to help teams acquire cloud services. GC Cloud Brokering Service Portal Designated users are individuals selected by the departmental CIO and are authorized to submit cloud requests to the GC Cloud Brokering Service Portal on behalf of the department. GC Cloud Broker Service Designated User List Cloud Documentation Portal (CDP) GC Cloud Broker - SCI Assessed Marketplace Products Approach for Managed Service Providers (Deck) Process for Accounting for Cloud Sub-processors During Procurement (Document - DRAFT) Bring Your Own Licence Interim Approach for Marketplace and BYOL SCI Assessed Marketplace Products Accounting for Cloud Sub-processors During Procurements (Managed Services on Cloud)

Workforce Guidance and links to training to grow workforce talent and create a culture of continuous delivery. Departmental Cloud Strategies CFIA Cloud Adoption Strategy and Architecture GC Public Cloud Roles & Responsibilities (Endorsed by GC EARB 2018-03-22) Document RACI Matrix Community GC Cloud Technical Working Group - Monthly meeting to demonstrate tech. and discuss cloud adoption GC Cloud & Computing Network of Expertise - Assesses all cloud related topics for GC EARB GC Cloud Working Group - No Longer active M365 Community of Practice Events Stratosphere 2019 Stratosphere 2020 Cloud First Primer for Senior Management

International documentation on Cloud or Digital Strategies Australia Secure Cloud Strategy | Digital Transformation Agency (dta.gov.au) Belgium Digital Belgium : the Digital Agenda for Belgium | FPS Economy (fgov.be) Canada Cloud services - Canada.ca Denmark Agency for Digitisation (digst.dk) Estonia Government Cloud — e-Estonia Egypt Ministry of Communications and Information Technology-Beta Version (mcit.gov.eg) France France’s International Digital Strategy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (diplomatie.gouv.fr) Germany DE.DIGITAL - Digital Strategy 2025 Israel ICT Exec Summary.pdf Israel ICT Executive Summary Italy Digital Italy Japan i-Japan Strategy 2015 Korea National Administration> Digital Government> Digital Government Innovation (mois.go.kr) Mexico Digital Government Strategies: Good Practices New Zealand Cloud services | NZ Digital government Portugal (PDF) The Portuguese government cloud services, deployment and management framework | Luisa Domingues - Academia.edu South Africa National Digital and Future Skills Strategy South Africa | South African Government (www.gov.za) United Kingdom (UK) Government cloud strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Uruguay Digital Agenda in Uruguay | Centre For Public Impact (CPI) United States of America Federal Cloud Computing Strategy (cio.gov)

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