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Records Management Appendix A: Data Governance Guidelines

Approver:
Academic Coordinating Committee
Policy Owner:
Associate Vice President, Risk Management
Policy Lead(s):
Manager, Campus Safety
Defining policy:
Effective date:
2021-12-08
Date of last approval:
2021-12-08
Status:
Approved

Elaboration

These guidelines set out the principles ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ) follows to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and up-to-date. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, as the data owner, intends to make its institutional data available to authorized users who have a legitimate business need subject to compliance with relevant legislation. 

Users of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data are expected to follow these principles in order to properly utilize and protect the data assets in the custody and control of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. 

Priniciples: 

  • Integrity – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data is protected against improper modification or destruction, and which enables nonrepudiation and authenticity. 
  • Confidentiality – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has transparent processes that ensure authorized controls and restrictions are implemented on the access and disclosure of data including protecting personal information. 
    • Data is managed to ensure it is properly protected relative to its sensitivity to comply with FIPPA and other relevant legislation and internal security protocols. 
    • Access requests are fielded through the IT Division which manages, but does not own, the approval process. 
  • Availability – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ensures timely and reliable access to and use of its data. 
  • Accessibility – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data is accessible to the relevant users throughout its lifecycle. 
  • Quality – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data quality is defined, measurable, and monitored in order to assess its trustworthiness. 
  • Single source of truth – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ seeks to draw from a single source of data as its primary source of information. It endeavours to not create duplicate sources of the same data. 
  • Disposition – data is destroyed or permanently retained according to approved retention schedules. 

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​2021-12-01​Academic Forum
​2021-12-08​Academic Coordinating Committee

Records Management Appendix A: Data Governance Guidelines