Vol. 145, No. 7 — March 30, 2011

Registration

SOR/2011-71 March 10, 2011

PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT CANADA EVIDENCE ACT

ARCHIVED — Regulations Amending the Secure Electronic Signature Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

P.C. 2011-406 March 10, 2011

Whereas the Governor in Council is satisfied that the technology or process prescribed in the annexed Regulations Amending the Secure Electronic Signature Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) can be proved to meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 48(2)(a) to (d) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (see footnote a);

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, pursuant to subsection 48(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (see footnote b) and paragraph 31.4(a) (see footnote c) of the Canada Evidence Act (see footnote d), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Secure Electronic Signature Regulations (Miscellaneous Program).

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE REGULATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)

AMENDMENT

1. The definition “certification authority” in section 1 of the English version of the Secure Electronic Signature Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

“certification authority” means a person or entity that issues digital signature certificates and that is listed as such on the website of the Treasury Board Secretariat. (autorité de certification)

COMING INTO FORCE

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

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issue and objectives

There is an inconsistency between the text of the English and French versions of the definition of “certification authority” (autorité de certification) in section 1 of the Secure Electronic Signature Regulations (the Regulations). The Regulations Amending theSecure Electronic Signature Regulations(Miscellaneous Program) [hereinafter referred to as the Amendments], made pursuant to subsection 48(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and paragraph 31.4(a) of the Canada Evidence Act, update the text of section 1 of the Regulations to make the English and French versions consistent.

Description and rationale

The Amendments align the French and English versions of the Regulations by replacing the words “certification authority” means a person or entity that issues digital signature certificates and that has been listed as such on the website of the Treasury Board Secretariat. (autorité de certification) with “certification authority” means a person or entity that issues digital signature certificates and that is listed as such on the Web site of the Treasury Board Secretariat. (autorité de certification) in the English version of the Regulations.

Consultation

Given that the Amendments are administrative in nature, no formal stakeholder consultations have been held.

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

The Amendments do not result in the implementation of any new programs or activities under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Amendments come into force on the day on which they are registered and do not alter the manner in which the Regulations are enforced.

Contact

Joanne Khouryati
Acting Executive Director
Security and Identity Management
Chief Information Officer Branch
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R5
Telephone: 613-946-4994
Fax: 613-952-7232
Email: Joanne.Khouryati@tbs-sct.gc.ca

Footnote a
S.C. 2000, c. 5

Footnote b
S.C. 2000, c. 5

Footnote c
S.C. 2000, c. 5, s. 56

Footnote d
R.S., c. C-5

Footnote 1
SOR/2005-30