Electronic Documents and Electronic Information Regulations (SOR/2014-117)

Marginal note:End of retention period — destruction

15 When the retention period for an electronic document or electronic information ends, the document or the information may be destroyed, subject to section 12 of the Library and Archives of Canada Act, if the details of each destruction are recorded in an audit log or in a similar document that identifies the following elements, including

• (a) the electronic document or the electronic information to be destroyed;

• (b) the date and the hour when the electronic document or the electronic information was created, sent or received, if those details were generated and retained;

• (c) the name of the person who authorized the destruction; and

• (d) the date and the hour of the destruction.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Registration

16 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.