Contemporary Canadian federal information policy

Article Abstract:

In this overview of the status of Canadian federal information policy current initiatives are examined against a background of historical context. The politics of access (the Privacy and Access to Information acts), policy development, and policy implementation provide the main points of focus for discussion. Relationships between the Canadian private sector information industry and the government are considered, particularly in respect to policy implementation. The Canadian information environment is such that the government views the information that it produces as a corporate resource. As such, government information is seen as too valuable to be left unmanaged. The question facing government policy-makers is how to manage the people's information without precluding the people's access to it. There is discussion as well of the undercurrent of frustration among policy-makers outside the Treasury Board who perceive that an inordinate amount of time is spent studying problems rather than making progress towards practical solutions. The question is raised and examined as to whether such intense and protracted interest in government information issues reflects their importance or government impotence. Finally, some matters are offered for future consideration as Canada moves towards the policy implementation and evolution phases in its quest for an effective and well-rounded national information and communications policy. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Data security, Freedom of information, Information law

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Federal-provincial relations in Canadian immigration

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This paper is a survey from Confederation to the present day of the legislative and working relationships between the various provinces and the federal government in the field of immigration - one of the rare areas of government in which concurrent responsibility is enshrined in the constitution. The paper argues that relations have passed through several periods from the early post-Confederation period, during which there was much cooperation marked by several multilateral federal-provincial immigration agreements, through long periods of little cooperation to the present day, which is one of complex interrelationships marked by a series of bilateral federal-provincial agreements and working relationships with the provinces and the territories. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Political aspects, Emigration and immigration, Provinces

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Office automation trials in the federal government: lessons for managers

Article Abstract:

Cost justification is still an issue in implementing office automation (OA), the most compelling reason for which is that a lack of software and hardware standards prevents efficient networking within and between systems. It is difficult to justify the cost of office automation in non-procedural offices where constancy and countability are not usually present. The least expensive and most informative way to determine OA needs is to operate a pilot trial, utilizing proven technologies. The use of professional trainers is recommended when OA systems are introduced, beginning with initial planning stages. A brief description is offered of the experience of a Canadian federal government agency in considering OA.

Usage, Office automation, Office automation systems

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