SIDM - Policy Centre

The Chief Information Officer Branch (CIOB) manages the policy development and implementation process for the Government of Canada in the area of security and identity management. This includes:

• Providing strategic direction and oversight for the development and implementation of the Policy on Government Security and associated directives, standards and guidelines;
• Leading government-wide transformation initiatives in the security and identity management domains in support of whole-of-government strategic and operational priorities;
• Conducting government-wide consultations with senior management of lead security agencies, departments and other agencies through governance committees, working groups and bilateral discussions;
• Engaging security communities (Chief Information Officers, Departmental Security Officers, Information Technology Security Coordinators and security practitioners) in the process of developing and implementing security policy instruments and of strategic transformation initiatives by means of interdepartmental meetings, workshops, training and awareness sessions;
• Monitoring and oversight to ensure compliance with the policy;
• Overseeing the review and assessment of all investment plans and submissions made by departments and agencies to TBS for the approval of government systems in light of security and identity management considerations;
• Providing accreditation authority for common and shared systems;
• Conducting annual assessments under the Management Accountability Framework for the Security and Business Continuity Area of Management to identify security management weaknesses in individual departments and agencies, and ultimately on a government-wide basis.