Records Retention and Disposition Guide

• Introduction

The Records Retention and Disposition Guide consist of tables outlining specific records retention and disposition schedules for departmental Information Resources of Business Value (IRBV). These tables include ISDA and MIDA for Common Administrative Records, but do not reference the MIDA for Operational and Medium-Specific Records (formerly known as "Generic Authorities"). These authorities can be accessed through the Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) Web site, where they appear as Part Four at the bottom of the MIDA Web page.

The ISDA are structured according to the functional areas of the department. If your program area is not listed in Part 1 below you do not have a Records Disposition Authority (RDA) and cannot dispose of your records whether they are Information Resources of Business Value (IRBV) or Information Resources of Enduring Value (IREV).