Government of Canada · Policy

Canada: Automated Decision-Making Directive

The Directive governs federal administrative decisions made fully or partly by automated systems and scales transparency, review and human-intervention requirements through an Algorithmic Impact Assessment.

Current status
Currently applicable
Published or updated
1 April 2019
Last verified
19 August 2026

Prepared by Longan Bay Area AI Legal Research Center based on official public materials.

01

Scope of application & addressees

  • Canadian federal departments
  • Contractors and technology teams providing automated systems for federal administrative decisions

02

Core regulatory mandates & key requirements

01Departments complete and publish an Algorithmic Impact Assessment before production use.

02Peer review, notice, explanation, testing and human intervention increase with the impact level.

03Departments monitor outcomes and preserve recourse and review routes.

03

Enforcement & compliance timeline

The Directive took effect.

An amended version became applicable.

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Statutory & regulatory text

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